Can we improve operating room efficiency?

Journal of Postgraduate Medicine

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 1-2

  Divatia, J V ^a   Ranganathan, P ^a  

^a TATA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; HUMAN; OPERATING ROOM; PRODUCTIVITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT;

EFFICIENCY; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; HUMANS; OPERATING ROOMS; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE);

EID: 84920106918     PISSN: 00223859     EISSN: 09722823     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0022-3859.147000     Document Type: Editorial

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