An audit of completeness of clinical histories: Before and after introduction of a pro forma

International Journal of STD and AIDS

Volumn 16, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 822-824

  Schmidt, Martina ^a   Rizvi, Nilofar ^a   Lee, David M ^a,b   Wood, Vanessa ^a   Amisano, Suzanne ^a   Fairley, Christopher K ^a,b  

^a MELBOURNE SEXUAL HEALTH CENTRE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Audit; Clinical records; Documentation; Pro forma; Sexual health history

Indexed keywords

ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOCUMENT EXAMINATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDICAL RECORD; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT INFORMATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZATION; SCORING SYSTEM; SEXUAL HEALTH;

DOCUMENTATION; HUMANS; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; MEDICAL RECORDS; MEDICAL RECORDS, PROBLEM-ORIENTED; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL;

EID: 30944464994     PISSN: 09564624     EISSN: 09564624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/095646205774988073     Document Type: Article

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