Evaluating the accuracy of data entry in a regional colorectal cancer database: Implications for national audit

Colorectal Disease

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 337-339

  Kelly, Mark ^a,b   Lamah, M ^a  

^a UK   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL SUSSEX COUNTY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Audit; Colorectal cancer; Data entry

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; HUMAN; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL RECORD; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZATION;

COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; DATA COLLECTION; DATABASES, FACTUAL; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MEDICAL AUDIT;

EID: 34147117586     PISSN: 14628910     EISSN: 14631318     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1463-1318.2006.01122.x     Document Type: Article

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