Clinical quality improvement and medicine

European Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 487-495

  Tilney, Myra K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Malta)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGING; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CONFERENCE PAPER; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INDUSTRY; LEARNING; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; MEDICINE; PERFORMANCE; POPULATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUALITY CONTROL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; SOCIAL ASPECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 12844274498     PISSN: 09536205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejim.2004.09.001     Document Type: Conference Paper

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