Are Perfusion Technology and Perfusionists Ready for Quality Reporting Employing Six-Sigma Performance Measurement?

Journal of Extra-Corporeal Technology

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 168-171

  Riley, Jeffrey B ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; EDITORIAL; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; ERROR; EXTRACORPOREAL CIRCULATION; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; MEDICAL SERVICE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; OPEN HEART SURGERY; ORGAN PERFUSION; PERFORMANCE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE;

EID: 0242440920     PISSN: 00221058     EISSN: 29698960     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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