Analysis of complaints lodged by patients attending Victorian hospitals, 1997-2001

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 181, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 31-35

  Taylor, David McD ^a,b   Wolfe, Rory S ^b   Cameron, Peter A ^b,c  

^a ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 3242797561     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2004.tb06157.x     Document Type: Article

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