Process quality in the intensive care unit

Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica, Supplement

Volumn 41, Issue 111, 1997, Pages 14-16

  Frutiger, A ^a  

^a Interdisciplinary ICU   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; INTENSIVE CARE; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; NONHUMAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS CONTROL; QUALITY CONTROL; STANDARD; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MEDICAL AUDIT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; REVIEW; RISK MANAGEMENT;

COMMUNICATION; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; MEDICAL AUDIT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY CONTROL; RISK MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0031309921     PISSN: 05152720     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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