Reliability of the recording of hysterectomy in the Saskatchewan health care system

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 103, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 891-897

  Edouard, Lindsay ^a   Rawson, Nigel S B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DATA COLLECTION; DILATATION AND CURETTAGE; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; GENITAL DISEASES, FEMALE; HUMANS; HYSTERECTOMY; INSURANCE, HEALTH, REIMBURSEMENT; MEDICAL RECORDS; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SASKATCHEWAN;

EID: 0029822247     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: 14710528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1996.tb09908.x     Document Type: Article

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