Benchmarking in internal medicine services;Benchmarking entre servicios de medicina interna

Revista Clinica Espanola

Volumn 209, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 107-109

  Zapatero Gaviria, A ^a   Barba Martin R ^b  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE FUENLABRADA   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL INFANTA CRISTINA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSULTATION; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL SERVICE; HOSPITALIZATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SERVICE; METHODOLOGY; QUALITY CONTROL;

BENCHMARKING; INTERNAL MEDICINE; SPAIN;

EID: 66249086553     PISSN: 00142565     EISSN: 15781860     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-2565(09)70875-6     Document Type: Editorial

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