Identifying and acting on potentially inappropriate care

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 203, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 183e.1-183e.6

  Duckett, Stephen J ^a   Breadon, Peter ^a   Romanes, Danielle ^a  

^a Grattan Institute   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABLATION THERAPY; ARTHROSCOPIC DEBRIDEMENT; ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE FACILITIES AND SERVICES; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HUMAN; HYPERBARIC OXYGEN; KNEE ARTHROSCOPY; MORBIDITY; ORGANISATION FOR ECONOMIC CO-OPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PATIENT CARE; PERCUTANEOUS VERTEBROPLASTY; PUBLIC HOSPITAL;

EID: 84939454405     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/mja15.00025     Document Type: Article

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