Development and use of clinical pathways in healthcare;Ontwikkeling en gebruik van klinische paden ("clinical pathways") in de gezondheidszorg

Tijdschrift voor Geneeskunde

Volumn 58, Issue 23, 2002, Pages 1542-1551

  Vanhaecht, Kris ^a,b,c   Sermeus, W ^a,b   Vleugels, A ^a   Peeters, G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^c Belgian Dutch Clinical Pathway Network   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PATHWAY; EVALUATION; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SERVICE; METHODOLOGY; NETHERLANDS; TEAMWORK;

EID: 0036898359     PISSN: 0371683X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2143/tvg.58.23.5001477     Document Type: Article

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