Statistical process control tools for monitoring clinical performance

International Journal for Quality in Health Care

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 3-4

  Lim, T O ^a  

^a HOSPITAL KUALA LUMPUR   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; EDITORIAL; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MONITORING; PEER REVIEW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MEDICAL AUDIT; RISK ADJUSTMENT;

EID: 0037295393     PISSN: 13534505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/intqhc/15.1.3     Document Type: Editorial

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