Making the case for more necropsies to improve patient care [2]

Quality and Safety in Health Care

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 144-

  Bohensky, M A ^a,b   Ibrahim, J E ^a   Ranson, D L ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b State Coroner's Office   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOPSY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE; HOSPITAL CARE; INFORMATION SYSTEM; LETTER; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT CARE;

AUTOPSY; CORONERS AND MEDICAL EXAMINERS; FEEDBACK; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; VICTORIA;

EID: 33645936973     PISSN: 14753898     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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