Continuous quality improvement in ambulatory surgery: The non-attending patient

Ambulatory Surgery

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 97-100

  Roche, B ^a   Robin, Ch ^a   Deleaval, P J ^a   Marti, M C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Ambulatory surgery; Continuous quality improvement; Non attending patient; Quality

Indexed keywords

AMBULATORY SURGERY; ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT INFORMATION; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

EID: 0031826270     PISSN: 09666532     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0966-6532(98)00002-X     Document Type: Article

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