Efficacy and efficiency of a lean cataract pathway: A comparative study

Quality and Safety in Health Care

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2010, Pages

  Van Vliet, Ellen Joan ^a,b   Sermeus, Walter ^a   Van Gaalen, C M ^b   Sol, Johannes C A ^b   Vissers, Jan M H ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b ROTTERDAM EYE HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^c ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CLINICAL PATHWAY; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CATARACT EXTRACTION; COHORT STUDIES; CRITICAL PATHWAYS; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 78650390169     PISSN: 14753898     EISSN: 14753901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/qshc.2008.028738     Document Type: Article

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