All-or-none measurement of health care quality [4]

JAMA

Volumn 296, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 392-

  Van Matre, Joseph G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIABETES MELLITUS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LETTER; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; HUMAN; MEDICAL ERROR; NOTE; STANDARD;

DIABETES MELLITUS; HUMANS; MEDICAL ERRORS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE;

EID: 33746393820     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.296.4.392-a     Document Type: Letter

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