Benchmarking the quality-monitoring process: A comparison of outcomes analysis by trauma and injury severity score (TRISS) methodology with the peer-review process

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 810-817

  Fallon, William F ^a   Barnoski, Anita L ^a   Mancuso, Charlene L ^a   Tinnell, Charles A ^b   Malangoni, Mark A ^a  

^a METROHEALTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Clinical Data Management   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BLUNT TRAUMA; CHILD; CONFERENCE PAPER; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INFANT; INJURY SCALE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PEER REVIEW; PENETRATING TRAUMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 0343145689     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005373-199705000-00010     Document Type: Conference Paper

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