Monitoring mortality in general practice in Grampian, Scotland

Scottish Medical Journal

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 66-68

  Nimmo, A W ^a   Peterkin, G ^a   Coid, D R ^a  

^a NHS GRAMPIAN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INFORMATION SCIENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL AUDIT; MONITORING; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NURSING HOME; POPULATION RESEARCH; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; STANDARD; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TIME; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 3042617753     PISSN: 00369330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/003693300404900209     Document Type: Article

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