Clinical audits in outpatient clinics for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: Methodological considerations and workflow

PLoS ONE

Volumn 10, Issue 11, 2015, Pages

  López Campos, Jose Luis ^a,b   Arranz, María Abad ^a   Acuña, Carmen Calero ^a,b   Valero, Fernando Romero ^c   García, Ruth Ayerbe ^d   Molina, Antonio Hidalgo ^c   Pérez Grovas, Ricardo Ismael Aguilar ^d   Gil, Francisco García ^e   Maldonado, Francisco Casas ^f   Ballesteros, Laura Caballero ^e   Palop, María Sánchez ^f   Pérez Tejero, Dolores ^g   Segado, Alejandro ^g   Bonachera, Jose Calvo ^h   Sierra, Bárbara Hernández ^h   Doménech, Adolfo ⁱ   Varela, Macarena Arroyo ⁱ   Vargas, Francisco González ^j   Rueda, Juan Jose Cruz ^j  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO VIRGEN DEL ROCÍO   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO PUERTA DEL MAR   (Spain)

^d HOSPITAL JUAN RAMÓN JIMÉNEZ   (Spain)

^e HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO REINA SOFÍA   (Spain)

^f HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO SAN CECILIO   (Spain)

^g HOSPITAL INFANTA MARGARITA   (Spain)

^h HOSPITAL TORRECÁRDENAS   (Spain)

ⁱ HOSPITAL REGIONAL UNIVERSITARIO DE MÁLAGA   (Spain)

^j HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO VIRGEN DE LAS NIEVES   (Spain)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTERIAL BLOOD; ARTICLE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; DISEASE EXACERBATION; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; FORCED VITAL CAPACITY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; OUTPATIENT CARE; PILOT STUDY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PULSE OXIMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SPAIN; WORKFLOW; BENCHMARKING; CLINICAL AUDIT; FEMALE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERNET; MALE; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PROCEDURES; STANDARDS;

AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; BENCHMARKING; CLINICAL AUDIT; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; WORKFLOW;

EID: 84952683048     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0141856     Document Type: Article

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