Improving quality measures in the emergency services

Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, Supplement

Volumn 94, Issue 39, 2001, Pages 9-12

  Armitage, Mary ^a   Flanagan, Daniel ^a  

^a ROYAL BOURNEMOUTH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTINUING EDUCATION; EMERGENCY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION; MEDICAL AUDIT;

EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MEDICAL AUDIT; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; STATE MEDICINE; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; WORKLOAD;

EID: 0035019162     PISSN: 02675331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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