Is every defect really a treasure?

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 156, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 664-665

  Davidoff, Frank ^a  

^a Institute for Healthcare Improvement   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HEART MUSCLE REPERFUSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MORTALITY; ORGANIZATION; PATIENT CARE; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUALITY CONTROL; SURGEON;

EID: 84860365568     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: 15393704     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-156-9-201205010-00013     Document Type: Editorial

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