Checklists and guidelines: Imaging techniques for visualizing what to do

JAMA

Volumn 304, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 206-207

  Davidoff, Frank ^a,b  

^a Institute for Healthcare Improvement ^*

^b INSTITUTE FOR HEALTHCARE IMPROVEMENT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHECKLIST; CONSENSUS; IMAGING SYSTEM; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; NOTE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REMINDER SYSTEM; TECHNIQUE; VISUAL INFORMATION;

EID: 77954574688     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2010.972     Document Type: Note

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