What constitutes best practice in healthcare design?

Health Environments Research and Design Journal

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 121-126

  Kirk Hamilton D , ^a  

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Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTION WORK AND ARCHITECTURAL PHENOMENA; EDITORIAL; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; STANDARD;

EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; FACILITY DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION; HUMANS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE;

EID: 79958808044     PISSN: 19375867     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/193758671100400210     Document Type: Article

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