Improved Patient Safety and Outcomes With a Comprehensive Interdisciplinary Improvement Initiative in Kidney Transplant Recipients

American Journal of Medical Quality

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 103-112

  Taber, David J ^a   Pilch, Nicole A ^a   McGillicuddy, John W ^a   Bratton, Charles F ^a   Chavin, Kenneth D ^a   Baliga, Prabhakar K ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

cltaberd@musc.eduinical outcomes; kidney transplantation; medication errors; readmissions

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874762904     PISSN: 10628606     EISSN: 1555824X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1062860612450309     Document Type: Article

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