Using checklists and reminders in clinical pathways to improve hospital inpatient care

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 181, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 428-431

  Wolff, Alan M ^a   Taylor, Sally A ^a   McCabe, Janette F ^a  

^a Wimmera Health Care Group   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CLOPIDOGREL; LIPID;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL PATHWAY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSPHAGIA; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; STROKE;

EID: 7044253670     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2004.tb06366.x     Document Type: Article

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