Reduction of venous thromboembolism (vte) in hospitalized patients: Aligning continuing education with interprofessional team-based quality improvement in an academic medical center

Academic Medicine

Volumn 88, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 1454-1459

  Pingleton, Susan K ^a   Carlton, Elizabeth ^b   Wilkinson, Samaneh ^b   Beasley, Jeffrey ^a   King, Theresa ^a   Wittkopp, Chris ^b   Moncure, Michael ^a   Williamson, Tim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS HOSPITAL   (United States)

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EID: 84885174160     PISSN: 10402446     EISSN: 1938808X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ACM.0b013e3182a4aa51     Document Type: Article

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