Educational intervention to improve death certification at a teaching hospital

National Medical Journal of India

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 317-319

  Pandya, Himanshu ^a   Bose, Neeta ^a   Shah, Ripal ^a   Chaudhury, Nayanjeet ^a   Phatak, Ajay ^a  

^a H M Patel Centre for Medical Care and Education   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; DEATH CERTIFICATE; EDUCATION PROGRAM; ERROR; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RESIDENT; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

DEATH CERTIFICATES; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; INSERVICE TRAINING; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY;

EID: 76149114959     PISSN: 0970258X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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