Hospital quality improvement activities and the effects of interventions on pneumonia: A multistate study of medicare beneficiaries

American Journal of Medical Quality

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 157-165

  Weingarten Jr , Joseph P ^a   Fan, Weihong ^a   Peacher Ryan, Holmes ^b   Brittman, Susan ^a   FitzGerald, Dawn ^a   Jowers, Stacy ^a   Przybyszewski, Chris ^a  

^a Center for Healthcare Quality   (United States)

^b CHRISTIAN BROTHERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDICARE; PNEUMONIA; QUALITY CONTROL;

EID: 4143053626     PISSN: 10628606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/106286060401900404     Document Type: Article

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