Dying in Australian hospitals: Will a separate national clinical standard improve the delivery of quality care?

Australian Health Review

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 202-204

  Clark, Katherine ^a,b   Collier, Aileen ^c   Currow, David C ^c  

^a CALVARY MATER NEWCASTLE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^c FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; STANDARDS; TERMINAL CARE; TERMINALLY ILL PATIENT; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

AUSTRALIA; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HUMANS; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; TERMINAL CARE; TERMINALLY ILL;

EID: 84926460559     PISSN: 01565788     EISSN: 14498944     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AH14175     Document Type: Article

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