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Quality and Safety in Health Care

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 154-155

  Stevens, David P ^a  

^a DARTMOUTH INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH POLICY AND CLINICAL PRACTICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN A1C; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN;

BLOOD PRESSURE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SURVEY; MEDICAL EXPERT; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PATIENT SAFETY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; NOTE; PEER REVIEW; PUBLISHING; SAFETY; STANDARD;

EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; PEER REVIEW, RESEARCH; PUBLISHING; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; SAFETY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 47749109909     PISSN: 14753898     EISSN: 14753901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/qshc.2008.028431     Document Type: Editorial

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