A practical method for monitoring general practice mortality in the UK: Findings from a pilot study in a health board of Northern Ireland

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 55, Issue 518, 2005, Pages 670-676

  Mohammed, Mohammed A ^a   Booth, Kathryn ^b   Marshall, David ^c   Brolly, Máire ^c   Marshall, Tom ^a   Cheng, Kar Keung ^a   Hayes, Martin ^b   Fitzpatrick, Sandy ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b Eastern Health and Social Services Board   (United Kingdom)

^c Northern Ireland Longitudinal Study   (United Kingdom)

^d Central Services Agency   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Control charts; General practice; Monitoring; Mortality

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENERAL PRACTICE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IRELAND; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MEDICAL PROFESSION; MONITORING; MORTALITY; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; POPULATION RESEARCH; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REGISTER; SCORING SYSTEM; UNITED KINGDOM;

EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FAMILY PRACTICE; HUMANS; MORTALITY; NORTHERN IRELAND; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; RISK ADJUSTMENT;

EID: 24344496089     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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