Improving the quality of data entry in a low-budget head injury database

Acta Neurochirurgica

Volumn 149, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 903-909

  Beretta, L ^a   Aldrovandi, V ^a   Grandi, E ^a   Citerio, G ^b   Stocchetti, N ^c  

^a SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b SAN GERARDO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Audit; Database; Head injury; Quality; Review

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPUTER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; ERROR; FEMALE; HEAD INJURY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL;

BRAIN INJURIES; BUDGETS; DATA COLLECTION; DATABASES, FACTUAL; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MANAGEMENT AUDIT;

EID: 34548238288     PISSN: 00016268     EISSN: 09420940     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00701-007-1257-3     Document Type: Article

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