An audit of the quality of operation notes in an otolaryngology unit

Journal of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 94-95

  Bateman, Neil D ^a,b   Carney, A Simon ^a   Gibbin, Kevin P ^a  

^a QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL HALLAMSHIRE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Audit; Medico legal; Operation note

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; HANDWRITING; HUMAN; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; NOTE; OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY; SURGEON; SURGERY;

BENCHMARKING; HUMANS; LIABILITY, LEGAL; MALPRACTICE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL RECORDS; OTOLARYNGOLOGY; OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; QUALITY CONTROL; WRITING;

EID: 0032951637     PISSN: 00358835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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