Introducing health facility accreditation in Liberia
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Introducing health facility accreditation in Liberia
In recent years, dozens of countries have introduced accreditation and other quality improvement initiatives. A great deal of information is available regarding best practices in high- and middle-income countries; however, little is available to guide developing nations seeking to introduce an accreditation programme. This paper describes the outputs and lessons learned in the first year of est...
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عنوان ژورنال: Global Public Health
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1744-1692,1744-1706
DOI: 10.1080/17441692.2010.489052