Ensuring quality in intensive care: The Swiss situation;Qualitatssicherung in der intensivmedizin: Die situation in der Schweiz

Schweizerische Medizinische Wochenschrift

Volumn 129, Issue 43, 1999, Pages 1592-1599

  Frutiger, A ^a  

^a Interdisziplinare Intensivstation   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Quality improvements intensive care units

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; COST CONTROL; DISEASE SEVERITY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL EQUIPMENT; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; SWITZERLAND; HUMAN; MANPOWER; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; REVIEW; STANDARD;

HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 0033619501     PISSN: 00367672     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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