Shortcomings of the National Joint Registry: A survey of consultants' views

Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 109-112

  Philipson, M R ^a   Westwood, M J ^b   Geoghegan, J M ^a   Henry, A P J ^a   Jefferiss, C D ^b  

^a DERBYSHIRE ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL DEVON AND EXETER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Audit; Joint replacement; League tables; National joint registry (NJR); Orthopaedic consultants

Indexed keywords

CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL PROFESSION; MEDICAL SOCIETY; ORTHOPEDICS; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGISTRATION; REVIEW; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CONSULTANTS; ENGLAND; HUMANS; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; ORTHOPEDICS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGISTRIES; WALES;

EID: 15444369085     PISSN: 00358843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1308/1478708051603     Document Type: Review

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