Comparing processes of stroke care in high- and low-mortality hospitals in the West Midlands, UK

International Journal for Quality in Health Care

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 31-36

  Mohammed, Mohammed A ^a   Mant, Jonathan ^a   Bentham, Louise ^a   Raftery, James ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Mortality league tables; Outcome; Process of care; Quality of care; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID;

AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSPHAGIA; EYE MOVEMENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL RECORD; MORTALITY; PATIENT CARE; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCREENING TEST; SENSORY ANALYSIS; STROKE; TIME; UNITED KINGDOM; VISUAL FIELD;

CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; GREAT BRITAIN; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 13844306346     PISSN: 13534505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/intqhc/mzh088     Document Type: Article

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