Hospital episode statistics: Improving the quality and value of hospital data: A national internet e-survey of hospital consultants

BMJ Open

Volumn 2, Issue 6, 2012, Pages

  Spencer, Stephen Andrew ^a   Davies, Mark Price ^a  

^a NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; INTERNET; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN;

EID: 84871087192     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20446055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2012-001651     Document Type: Article

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