Audit, Quality Control, and Performance in Thoracic Surgery-A European Perspective

Thoracic Surgery Clinics

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 387-393

  Brunelli, Alessandro ^a   Varela, Gonzalo ^b   Berrisford, Richard ^c   Rocco, Gaetano ^d  

^a Azienda Ospedaliera Umberto I   (Italy)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE SALAMANCA   (Spain)

^c ROYAL DEVON AND EXETER NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^d NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; DATA BASE; DECISION MAKING; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PATIENT CARE; PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURGICAL TRAINING; THORAX SURGERY;

CLINICAL AUDIT; EUROPE; HUMANS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; THORACIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 35448961115     PISSN: 15474127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.thorsurg.2007.07.011     Document Type: Review

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