An audit of 319 deaths across four general practices

British Journal of Clinical Practice

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 79-84

  Holden, J ^a,b   O'Donnell, S ^a   Miles, L ^a  

^a St Helens Young Principals Group   (United Kingdom)

^b Medical Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONFIDENTIALITY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SECONDARY PREVENTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENGLAND; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0029924078     PISSN: 00070947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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