Use of the CRABEL Score for improving surgical case-note quality

Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

Volumn 87, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 454-457

  Ho, M Y ^a   Anderson, A R ^a   Nijjar, A ^a   Thomas, C ^a   Goenka, A ^a   Hossain, J ^a   Curley, Paul J ^a  

^a PINDERFIELDS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Audit; CRABEL Score; Medical records

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CRABEL SCORE; GENERAL SURGERY; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDICAL STAFF; QUALITY CONTROL; REPRODUCIBILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; SURGEON; UNITED KINGDOM;

ENGLAND; HUMANS; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL RECORDS; QUALITY CONTROL; SURGERY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL;

EID: 27844439371     PISSN: 00358843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1308/003588405X60687     Document Type: Article

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