Why doesn't audit work?

Editorial

A Berger. BMJ. 1998.

. 1998 Mar 21;316(7135):875-6.

doi: 10.1136/bmj.316.7135.875.

No abstract available

Comment in

Why clinical audit doesn't work. Clinical audit in nursing homes has proved ineffective.
Sutton GC, Collingwood J, Pattison K, Walker M. Sutton GC, et al. BMJ. 1998 Jun 20;316(7148):1905-6. doi: 10.1136/bmj.316.7148.1905b. BMJ. 1998. PMID: 9632429 Free PMC article. No abstract available.
Why clinical audit doesn't work. Monitoring undermines confidence in medical services.
Hall GH. Hall GH. BMJ. 1998 Jun 20;316(7148):1906. BMJ. 1998. PMID: 9669860 No abstract available.
Why clinical audit doesn't work. Profession must rise to challenge of innovation.
Woodhouse J, Gorton R. Woodhouse J, et al. BMJ. 1998 Jun 20;316(7148):1906-7. BMJ. 1998. PMID: 9669861 No abstract available.

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