Patient safety begins with proper planning: A quantitative method to improve hospital design

Quality and Safety in Health Care

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 462-465

  Birnbach, D J ^a   Nevo, I ^a   Scheinman, S R ^a   Fitzpatrick, M ^a   Shekhter, I ^a   Lombard, J L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS INFECTION; HAND WASHING; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HOSPITAL DESIGN; HUMAN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SAFETY; UNITED STATES;

CROSS INFECTION; HANDWASHING; HOSPITAL DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION; HUMANS; PATIENTS' ROOMS; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 78249238482     PISSN: 14753898     EISSN: 14753901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/qshc.2008.031013     Document Type: Article

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