Essential dataset for ambulatory ear, nose, and throat care in general practice: An aid for quality assessment

Quality and Safety in Health Care

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 35-39

  Af Klercker, Tom ^a,b   Trell, Erik ^a   Lundquist, Per Gotthard ^b  

^a Dept of Gen Pract and Prim Care ^*  (Sweden)

^b University of Health Science   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Care provision; Ear nose and throat; General practice; Quality improvement

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLASSIFICATION; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EAR NOSE THROAT DISEASE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; GENERAL PRACTICE; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PUBLIC RELATIONS; RANDOMIZATION; STANDARD; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMBULATORY CARE INFORMATION SYSTEMS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DATA COLLECTION; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ENGLAND; FAMILY PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; MIDDLE AGED; OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGIC DISEASES; RANDOM ALLOCATION; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SAMPLING STUDIES; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0031088579     PISSN: 09638172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/qshc.6.1.35     Document Type: Article

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