Impact of an educational intervention on the quality of spirometry performance in a general practice: An audit

Primary Care Respiratory Journal

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 210-213

  Carr, Robin ^a   Telford, Vicky ^a   Waters, Gareth ^a  

^a Nuffield Health Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Audit; Diagnosis; Education; General practice; Management; Primary care; Quality; Spirometry

Indexed keywords

BRONCHODILATING AGENT;

ARTICLE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; FORCED VITAL CAPACITY; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL ERROR; PATIENT REFERRAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK REDUCTION; SPIROMETRY; UNNECESSARY PROCEDURE;

EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; GENERAL PRACTICE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MEDICAL AUDIT; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPIROMETRY;

EID: 79957923064     PISSN: 14714418     EISSN: 14751534     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4104/pcrj.2011.00006     Document Type: Article

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