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Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety

Volumn 32, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 631-633

  Wachter, Robert M ^a   Pronovost, Peter J ^a  

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EID: 33750621981     PISSN: 15537250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1553-7250(06)32109-5     Document Type: Letter

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