Measuring the care of the patient in context

Medical Decision Making

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 724-725

  Gorman, Paul N ^a  

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Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL ERROR; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE;

DECISION MAKING; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; MEDICAL ERRORS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 36248969260     PISSN: 0272989X     EISSN: 1552681X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0272989X07311203     Document Type: Editorial

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