Ward rounds: The next focus for quality improvement?

Australian Health Review

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 193-196

  Bradfield, Owen M ^a  

^a NONE   (Australia)

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EID: 77952792364     PISSN: 01565788     EISSN: 14498944     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AH09797     Document Type: Article

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