Monitoring the quality of primary care: Use of hospital-based audit studies

International Journal of Risk and Safety in Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 81-89

  Hider, Phil ^a   Lay Yee, Roy ^b   Davis, Peter ^b   Briant, Robin ^b   Scott, Alastair ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Adverse events; Primary care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DRUG MONITORING; DRUG SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDICATION ERROR; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE;

EID: 23944462148     PISSN: 09246479     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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