Hospital certification for optimizing cardiovascular disease and stroke quality of care and outcomes

Circulation

Volumn 122, Issue 23, 2010, Pages 2459-2469

  Fonarow, Gregg C ^a   Gregory, Tammy ^a   Driskill, Meagen ^a   Stewart, Mark D ^a   Beam, Craig ^a   Butler, Javed ^a   Jacobs, Alice K ^a   Meltzer, Neil M ^a   Peterson, Eric D ^a   Schwamm, Lee H ^a   Spertus, John A ^a   Yancy, Clyde W ^a   Tomaselli, Gordon F ^a   Sacco, Ralph L ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

AHA Scientific Statements; cardiovascular diseases; quality of care; stroke

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CERTIFICATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITAL CARE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STROKE;

ACCREDITATION; AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CERTIFICATION; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; LICENSURE, HOSPITAL; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; STROKE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 78650710672     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: 15244539     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIR.0b013e3182011a81     Document Type: Article

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