Documentation and coding of medical records in a tertiary care center: A pilot study

Annals of Saudi Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 46-49

  Farhan, Joman ^a   Al Jummaa, Sulaiman ^a   Al Rajhi, Abdulrahman ^a   Al Reyes, Hassan ^a   Al Nasser, Abdulaziz ^a  

^a KING FAISAL SPECIALIST HOSPITAL AND RESEARCH CENTER   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CODING AND CLASSIFICATION; COMPETENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL PROFESSION; MEDICAL RECORD; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 15544365855     PISSN: 02564947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5144/0256-4947.2005.46     Document Type: Review

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