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August 1997
Volume 3
Issue 8

Continuous Quality Improvement Decreases Length of Stay and Adverse Events: A Case Study in an Interventional Cardiology Program

Author(s)Hideki Hashimoto, MD, MPH, Richard M. J. Bohmer, MD, MPH, Lari C. Harrell

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