Improving the quality of pneumonia care that patients experience

American Journal of Medicine

Volumn 113, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 379-383

  Horowitz, Carol R ^a   Chassin, Mark R ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; NURSE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSICIAN; PNEUMONIA; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELAPSE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COHORT STUDIES; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PNEUMONIA; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0036799138     PISSN: 00029343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9343(02)01233-0     Document Type: Article

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