Clinical audit in nuclear medicine

Nuclear Medicine Communications

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 97-103

  Peters, A Michael ^a   Bomanji, Jamshed ^a   Costa, Durval Campos ^b   Ell, Peter J ^c   Gordon, Isky ^c   Henderson, Belinda L ^d   Hilson, Andrew J W ^e  

^a ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c Great Ormond Street Hospital   (United States)

^d Harley Street Clinic ^*  (United States)

^e ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Audit; Clinical governance; Nuclear medicine

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; GOOD CLINICAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; MEDICAL AUDIT; NORMAL HUMAN; PEER REVIEW; RADIOLOGY DEPARTMENT; REPRODUCIBILITY; REVIEW;

AGED; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MIDDLE AGED; NUCLEAR MEDICINE; OBSERVER VARIATION; PEER REVIEW; RADIONUCLIDE IMAGING; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; STATE MEDICINE; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 1542374704     PISSN: 01433636     EISSN: 14735628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006231-200402000-00002     Document Type: Article

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