CUSUM: A tool for ongoing assessment of performance

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 252-255

  Biau, D J ^a   Porcher, R ^a   Salomon, L J ^b  

^a ASSISTANCE PUBLIQUE HÔPITAUX DE PARIS   (France)

^b CENTRE HOSPITALIER INTERCOMMUNAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CUMULATIVE SUM METHOD; DATA ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; KARYOTYPING; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; MEDICAL STUDENT; METHODOLOGY; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; PREGNANCY; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; STANDARD; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS;

ALGORITHMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, FIRST; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 49949102078     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: 14690705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.5270     Document Type: Note

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