Using a collaborative approach to reduce postoperative complications for hip-fracture patients

Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 16-23

  Moran, William P ^a   Chen, G John ^a   Watters, Carol ^b   Poehling, Gary ^c   Millman, Franklyn ^d  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b North Carolina Baptist Hospital   (United States)

^c Department of Orthopaedic Surgery ^*  (United States)

^d WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COOPERATION; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HIP FRACTURE; HUMAN; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; UNITED STATES;

COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HIP FRACTURES; HUMANS; NORTH CAROLINA; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 33744481059     PISSN: 15537250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1553-7250(06)32003-X     Document Type: Article

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