Autopsies to be taken seriously as an instrument of quality control;Obducties als kwaliteitsinstrument serieus nemen

Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Geneeskunde

Volumn 143, Issue 47, 1999, Pages 2351-2354

  Van Den Tweel, J G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOPSY; CONTINUING EDUCATION; FAMILY COUNSELING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; INTENSIVE CARE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NETHERLANDS; PATHOLOGIST; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSICIAN; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW;

AUTOPSY; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; NETHERLANDS; PATHOLOGY; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE;

EID: 0033589723     PISSN: 00282162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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