Improving the quality of hospital care in America

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 353, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 302-304

  Romano, Patrick S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT;

ACCREDITATION; ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; MONITORING; OXYGEN THERAPY; OXYGENATION; PATIENT CARE; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; HEART INFARCTION; HOSPITAL; NOTE; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PNEUMONIA; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 22344432594     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMe058150     Document Type: Editorial

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