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Clinical Governance

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 256-259

  Birnbaum, David ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

ISO 9000 series; Medical practice; Quality standards; Safety

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CONTROL STRATEGY; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFUSION PUMP; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; STANDARDIZATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 10244234216     PISSN: 14777274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14777270410571403     Document Type: Article

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