The contribution of multiple data sources to a clinical audit of lymphoma in a teaching hospital

International Journal for Quality in Health Care

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 303-309

  Paltiel, Ora ^a,b   Ronen, I ^a   Polliack, A ^b   Iscovich, J ^c   Epstein, L ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^c MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Israel)

Author keywords

Audit; Data sources; Lymphoma

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER REGISTRY; HOSPITAL SERVICE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LYMPHOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL AUDIT; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HODGKIN DISEASE; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; INFANT; ISRAEL; LYMPHOMA, NON-HODGKIN; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0031902339     PISSN: 13534505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/intqhc/10.4.303     Document Type: Article

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