Information for clinical governance: Analysis of routine hospital activity data in Wales

Journal of Public Health Medicine

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 292-298

  Fone, David ^a,b   Hollinghurst, Sandra ^a   Bevan, Gwyn ^c   Coyle, Edward ^a   Palmer, Stephen ^b  

^a ANEURIN BEVAN UNIVERSITY HEALTH BOARD   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Health planning; Health services; Quality of healthcare

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; GENERAL PRACTICE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; SEX DIFFERENCE; STANDARDIZATION; UNITED KINGDOM;

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIAGNOSIS-RELATED GROUPS; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITAL PLANNING; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HUMANS; MEDICAL AUDIT; PATIENT ADMISSION; STATE MEDICINE; WALES;

EID: 0036943063     PISSN: 09574832     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pubmed/24.4.292     Document Type: Article

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