Setting the records straight - A prospective audit of the quality of case notes in a surgical department

South African Journal of Surgery

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 92-95

  Chamisa, I ^a   Zulu, B M W ^a  

^a Prince Mishyeni Hospital   (South Africa)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DOCUMENTATION; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL RECORD; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SOUTH AFRICA; STANDARD;

DOCUMENTATION; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; FORMS AND RECORDS CONTROL; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL RECORDS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOUTH AFRICA; SURGERY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL;

EID: 34548170707     PISSN: 00382361     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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