Back to the fundamentals of care: Why now, why us!

Australian Critical Care

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 152-154

  Vollman, Kathleen ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CROSS INFECTION; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MEDICAL ERROR; NURSING CARE; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; STANDARD;

CROSS INFECTION; HUMANS; MEDICAL ERRORS; NURSING CARE; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE);

EID: 70449724595     PISSN: 10367314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aucc.2009.09.001     Document Type: Editorial

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