Surgical performance measurement

Health Care Management Science

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 243-248

  Treasure, Tom ^a   Valencia, Oswaldo ^a   Sherlaw Johnson, Chris ^b   Gallivan, Steve ^b  

^a ST GEORGE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MEDICAL AUDIT; METHODOLOGY; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; STANDARD; SURGERY; UNITED KINGDOM;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MEDICAL AUDIT; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; STATE MEDICINE; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE;

EID: 0036832288     PISSN: 13869620     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1020373921395     Document Type: Conference Paper

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