Performance of number-between g-type statistical control charts for monitoring adverse events

Health Care Management Science

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 319-336

  Benneyan, James C ^a  

^a NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adverse events; Average run length; Control charts; g charts; Geometric distribution; Healthcare; Oc curves; Sensitivity, power; SPC

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CROSS INFECTION; EVALUATION; HUMAN; IATROGENIC DISEASE; MEDICAL ERROR; MEDICAL RECORD; QUALITY CONTROL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

CROSS INFECTION; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; HUMANS; IATROGENIC DISEASE; MEDICAL ERRORS; MEDICAL RECORDS; QUALITY CONTROL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0035656105     PISSN: 13869620     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1011806727354     Document Type: Article

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