The use of control charts in monitoring endophthalmitis [6]

Acta Ophthalmologica Scandinavica

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 440-441

  Anuradha, Satyamurthy ^a   Feyi Waboso, Andrew ^a  

^a ROYAL GWENT HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; EYE INFECTION; HUMAN; LETTER; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STANDARD; UNITED KINGDOM;

CATARACT EXTRACTION; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; HUMANS; MEDICAL RECORDS; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; QUALITY CONTROL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 33646814921     PISSN: 13953907     EISSN: 16000420     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0420.2005.00625.x     Document Type: Letter

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