Detecting adverse events in Thai hospitals using medical record reviews: Agreement among reviewers

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand

Volumn 88, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1412-1418

  Kessomboon, Pattapong ^a   Panarunothai, Supasit ^b   Wongkanaratanakul, Pradit ^c  

^a KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b NARESUAN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c National Health Security Office   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Adverse event; Agreement; Medical record review

Indexed keywords

DRUG;

CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DOCUMENT EXAMINATION; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; HUMAN; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; KAPPA STATISTICS; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL RECORD; REVIEW; SAMPLE SIZE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADVERSE DRUG REACTION REPORTING SYSTEMS; AGED; FEMALE; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL RECORDS; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; THAILAND;

EID: 30844432440     PISSN: 01252208     EISSN: 01252208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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