Impact of NICE guidance on rates of haemorrhage after tonsillectomy: An evaluation of guidance issued during an ongoing national tonsillectomy audit National Prospective Tonsillectomy Audit

Quality and Safety in Health Care

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 264-268

  Cromwell, Dr D ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EVALUATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MEDICAL AUDIT; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; STANDARD; STATISTICS; TONSILLECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED KINGDOM;

GREAT BRITAIN; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; MEDICAL AUDIT; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; STATE MEDICINE; TONSILLECTOMY;

EID: 58149084100     PISSN: 14753898     EISSN: 14753901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/qshc.2006.021386     Document Type: Article

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