Funnel plots, performance variation and the Myocardial Infarction National Audit Project 2003-2004

BMC Cardiovascular Disorders

Volumn 6, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Gale, Christopher P ^a   Roberts, Anthony P ^b   Batin, Phil D ^c   Hall, Alistair S ^a  

^a LEEDS GENERAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c PINDERFIELDS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR;

ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL AUDIT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

DATA DISPLAY; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; DATABASES, FACTUAL; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MEDICAL AUDIT; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); REGISTRIES;

EID: 33748192060     PISSN: 14712261     EISSN: 14712261     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2261-6-34     Document Type: Article

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