How Much Do Standardized Forms Improve the Documentation of Quality of Care?

Journal of Surgical Research

Volumn 143, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 158-163

  Parikh, Janak A ^a,b   Yermilov, Irina ^a   Jain, Sushma ^b   McGory, Marcia L ^a   Ko, Clifford Y ^a,b   Maggard, Melinda A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b VA GREATER LOS ANGELES HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

assessment; bariatric; documentation; gastric bypass; laparoscopic; quality; Roux en Y; standardized

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOCUMENTATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; BARIATRIC SURGERY; COMORBIDITY; DOCUMENTATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; REFERENCE STANDARDS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 35248819756     PISSN: 00224804     EISSN: 10958673     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2007.03.040     Document Type: Article

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