More nursing, fewer deaths

Quality and Safety in Health Care

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 2-3

  Clarke, S P ^a   Aiken, L H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; LEADERSHIP; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MORTALITY; NURSING; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SAFETY;

HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; NURSES; NURSING CARE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT CARE TEAM; PHYSICIAN-NURSE RELATIONS; PHYSICIANS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; RESEARCH; SAFETY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 33244497634     PISSN: 14753898     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/qshc.2005.017343     Document Type: Editorial

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