Auditing the benefits of a complex wound clinic

Wounds UK

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 30-43

  Ovens, Liz ^a   Louison, Paulina ^a   Elliot, Violet ^a  

^a Hillingdon Primary Care Trust   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Audit; Complex wound clinic; Cost benefits; Multidisciplinary care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST CONTROL; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; NURSING CARE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED KINGDOM; WOUND CARE; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 54249101036     PISSN: 17466814     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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