Evaluating an educational intervention to improve the accuracy of death certification among trainees from various specialties

BMC Health Services Research

Volumn 7, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Villar, Jesús ^a,b   Pérez Méndez, Lina ^b,c  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE GRAN CANARIA DR NEGRÍN   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO NUESTRA SEÑORA DE CANDELARIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; DEATH CERTIFICATE; EDUCATION PROGRAM; ERROR; EVALUATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NORMAL HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SPAIN; EDUCATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STAFF; MEDICINE; METHODOLOGY; QUALITY CONTROL; STANDARD; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

CAUSE OF DEATH; DEATH CERTIFICATES; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITY CONTROL; SPAIN; SPECIALTIES, MEDICAL;

EID: 38149004816     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6963-7-183     Document Type: Article

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