Computer-based surgical audit programs: A review of three current options

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 206-210

  Colledge, D N ^a,b   White, S ^a  

^a QUEEN ELIZABETH II JUBILEE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b GREENSLOPES PRIVATE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

audit; computer systems; surgery

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; COMPUTER SYSTEM; DATA ANALYSIS; MEDICAL AUDIT; MICROCOMPUTER; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; QUALITY CONTROL; SURGICAL SCIENCE;

EID: 0030935906     PISSN: 00048682     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1997.tb01941.x     Document Type: Article

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