A retrospective audit of family history records in short-stay medical admissions

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 192, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 682-684

  Langlands, Andrew R ^a   Prentice, David A ^a   Ravine, David ^b  

^a ROYAL PERTH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; THORAX PAIN;

EID: 77955637304     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2010.tb03701.x     Document Type: Article

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