An investigation into GPs with high patient mortality rates: A retrospective study

Journal of Public Health

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 270-275

  Billett, Julie ^a,b   Kendall, Nicholas ^a,c   Old, Peter ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b West Sussex Primary Care Trust   (United Kingdom)

^c National Clinical Assessment Authority   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Mortality; Population surveillance; Primary health care; Retrospective studies

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEATH; DEATH CERTIFICATE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MONITORING; MORTALITY; NURSING HOME; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX RATIO; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEATH CERTIFICATES; ENGLAND; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; NURSING HOMES; PEER REVIEW, HEALTH CARE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK MANAGEMENT;

EID: 24744444332     PISSN: 17413842     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pubmed/fdi043     Document Type: Article

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