Improving the evidence base for promoting quality and equity of surgical care using population-based linkage of administrative health records

International Journal for Quality in Health Care

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 415-420

  Hall, Sonĵa E ^a   D'Arcy, C ^a   Holman, J ^a   Finn, Judith ^a   Semmens, James B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Data linkage; Equity; Evidence based surgery; Quality management

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER SURGERY; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GENERAL SURGERY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MONITORING; PHYSICIAN; POPULATION RESEARCH; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RACE; SOCIOECONOMICS; VEIN THROMBOSIS;

ETHICS, MEDICAL; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; MEDICAL RECORD LINKAGE; PRIVACY; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; SURGERY;

EID: 28944435113     PISSN: 13534505     EISSN: 14643677     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/intqhc/mzi052     Document Type: Article

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