Stroke care: How do we measure quality?

Postgraduate Medical Journal

Volumn 78, Issue 920, 2002, Pages 322-326

  Walsh, Kieran ^a   Gompertz, P H ^a   Rudd, A G ^a  

^a O and G   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; MEDICAL AUDIT; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT CARE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; REVIEW; STROKE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; HUMANS; MEDICAL AUDIT; QUALITY CONTROL; RESEARCH DESIGN; RISK ADJUSTMENT; STATISTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036284425     PISSN: 00325473     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/pmj.78.920.322     Document Type: Review

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