Quality improvements in hospital flow may lead to a reduction in mortality

Clinical Governance

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 26-34

  Gilligan, Stephen Gilligan ^a   Walters, Melanie Walters ^a  

^a ROYAL BLACKBURN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hospitals; Patients; Quality improvement

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL BED; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HOSPITAL PHYSICIAN; HUMAN; MORTALITY; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; WARD;

EID: 38749107660     PISSN: 14777274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14777270810850607     Document Type: Article

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