Morbidity and mortality audits: "How to" for family practice

Canadian Family Physician

Volumn 51, Issue FEB., 2005, Pages 234-239

  Yaffe, Mark J ^a   Gupta, Geeta ^b   Still, Susan ^b   Boillat, Miriam ^b   Russillo, Balbina ^b   Schiff, Benjamin ^b   Sproule, Donald ^b  

^a ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; EXPERIENCE; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; IATROGENIC DISEASE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PROCESS DEVELOPMENT; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE;

FAMILY PRACTICE; FORMS AND RECORDS CONTROL; HUMANS; MEDICAL AUDIT; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); OUTPATIENT CLINICS, HOSPITAL; PEER REVIEW, HEALTH CARE; PROFESSIONAL STAFF COMMITTEES; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUEBEC;

EID: 14044264188     PISSN: 0008350X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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