Multisite, quality-improvement collaboration to optimise cardiac care in Queensland public hospitals

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 180, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 392-397

  Scott, Ian A ^a   Darwin, Irene C ^b   Harvey, Kathy H ^b   Duke, Andy B ^b   Buckmaster, Nicholas D ^c   Atherton, John ^a   Harden, Hazel ^b   Ward, Michael ^a   Derhy, Patrick ^b   Dignam, Simon ^b   Quigley, Kate ^b   Downey, Melodie ^d   Denaro, Charles ^e   Theile, Therese ^e   Kasper, Karen ^e   Byrne, Julia ^e   Flores, Judy ^f   La Brooy, Justin ^g   Mason, John ^g   David, Santhosh ^g   Jones, Leonie ^g   Grimley, Rohan ^h   Coverdale, Steven ^h   Berthelsen, Sharron ^h   Haerer, Wendy ^c   Stride, Peter ⁱ   Hillier, Kylie ⁱ   Ryan, Lisa ^j   Buckley, Frances ^j   McCallum, Ken ^k   Betz, Heinrich ^k   Van Tienen, Majella ^k   more..

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b QUEENSLAND HEALTH   (Australia)

^c CABOOLTURE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d PRINCESS ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^e ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^f Queen Elizabeth II Hospital   (Australia)

^g TOWNSVILLE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^h Nambour Hospital   (Australia)

ⁱ REDCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^j Ipswich Hospital   (Australia)

^k Ingham Hospital   (Australia)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTILIPEMIC AGENT; ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIGOXIN; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; HEPARIN; WARFARIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEART REHABILITATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT CARE; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; RANDOMIZATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; WORKSHOP;

EID: 11144354251     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2004.tb05992.x     Document Type: Article

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