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1 - Use of checklists

from Section 1 - Quality management of patient care

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 February 2016

By
Mark Romig ,
Asad Latif  and
Peter J. Pronovost
Edited by
Bertrand Guidet ,
Andreas Valentin  and
Hans Flaatten
Bertrand Guidet
Affiliation:
Hôpital Saint Antoine, Paris
Andreas Valentin
Affiliation:
Medical University of Vienna
Hans Flaatten
Affiliation:
Universitetet i Bergen, Norway
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Quality Management in Intensive Care
A Practical Guide
 , pp. 1 - 8
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2016

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