Quality control in outpatient surgery: what data are useful?
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چکیده
Quality control is mandatory, not only for inpatients but also for ambulatory surgery. We propose a list of indices which respond to the key properties of health care that have been defined by Donabedian. These indices should be part of a computerized quality control program which allows comparative evaluation between different centers. © 1998 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
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