Managing clinical audit: Diagnosing the problems and designing solutions

Managing Quality: Strategic Issues in Health Care Management

Volumn , Issue , 2018, Pages 89-102

  Johnston, Gail ^a   Davies, Huw T O ^b   Crombie, Iain K ^c   Alder, Elizabeth M ^c   Millard, Andrew R ^d  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 85082907563     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780429450013-6     Document Type: Chapter

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