Databases for hip fracture audit

Acta Orthopaedica

Volumn 79, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 577-579

  Parker, Martyn J ^a  

^a PETERBOROUGH DISTRICT HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTHROPLASTY; DATA BASE; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HIP FRACTURE; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MORTALITY; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; REGISTER; SURGEON;

DATA COLLECTION; DATABASES, FACTUAL; HIP FRACTURES; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HUMANS; MEDICAL AUDIT; NORWAY; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); REGISTRIES;

EID: 53349161020     PISSN: 17453674     EISSN: 17453682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17453670810016560     Document Type: Editorial

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