Orthopaedic shoulder clinic diagnosis and treatment plan audit

Clinical Governance

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 126-133

  Oakes, Helen ^a  

^a EAST KENT HOSPITALS UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Auditing; Medical diagnosis; Physiotherapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONSULTATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHOULDER DISEASE; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 74549218335     PISSN: 14777274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14777270910952289     Document Type: Article

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