Quality monitoring in thyroid surgery using the Shewhart control chart

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 96, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 171-174

  Duclos, A ^a,c   STouzet, ^a   Soardo, P ^b   Colin, C ^a   Peix, J L ^b   Lifante, J C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^b CENTRE HOSPITALIER LYON SUD   (France)

^c HOSPICES CIVILS DE LYON   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOCALCEMIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING, INTRAOPERATIVE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THYROID DISEASES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VOCAL CORD PARALYSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 60049092712     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: 13652168     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bjs.6418     Document Type: Article

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