title: Towards good audit.
abstract: All doctors are enjoined to audit, yet there is concern that many audits do not improve patient care. Despite the profusion of audit methods, good audits have many features in common. This paper identifies these essential features, facilitating the appraisal of proposed or completed studies.
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Dundee, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, Dundee.
authors.forename: I K
authors.initials: IK
authors.lastname: Crombie
authors.forename: H T
authors.initials: HT
authors.lastname: Davies
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008485:Medical Audit / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D006113:United Kingdom