Single-patient rooms for safe patient-centered hospitals

JAMA

Volumn 300, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 954-956

  Detsky, Michael E ^a   Etchells, Edward ^a,b  

^a SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITAL DESIGN; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; NOTE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SAFETY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WARD;

EID: 50449096656     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.300.8.954     Document Type: Note

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