The development of a performance indicator to objectively monitor the quality of care provided by an acute pain team

Anaesthesia and Intensive Care

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 293-299

  Hammond, E J ^a   Veltman, M G ^a   Turner, G A ^a   Oh, T E ^a  

^a ROYAL PERTH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

PAIN ACUTE: pain team, audit, sequential analysis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; MEDICAL AUDIT; PAIN; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERFORMANCE; QUALITY CONTROL;

EID: 0034066390     PISSN: 0310057X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0310057x0002800307     Document Type: Article

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