Nursing morbidity and mortality conferences

American Journal of Critical Care

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 492-494

  Dracup, Kathleen ^a   Bryan Brown, Christopher W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DILTIAZEM;

EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SERVICE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MEDICAL ERROR; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL STAFF; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NURSING; SAFETY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; METHODOLOGY; NURSING EDUCATION; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PEER REVIEW; STANDARD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CONGRESSES; EDUCATION, NURSING, CONTINUING; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; MORBIDITY; NURSING; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PEER REVIEW; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE;

EID: 2142749538     PISSN: 10623264     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4037/ajcc2003.12.6.492     Document Type: Editorial

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