20 years of researching stroke through audit

Clinical Rehabilitation

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 2018, Pages 997-1006

  Rudd, Anthony G ^a,b   Hoffman, Alex ^b   Paley, Lizz ^b   Bray, Benjamin ^b  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

observational research; quality improvement; service organization; Stroke audit

Indexed keywords

CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL AUDIT; ECONOMICS; ENGLAND; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; IRELAND; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; WALES;

ENGLAND; HUMANS; IRELAND; MEDICAL AUDIT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; STROKE; WALES;

EID: 85049018825     PISSN: 02692155     EISSN: 14770873     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269215518784645     Document Type: Article

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