JAMDA
Volume 8, Issue 3, Supplement , Pages S37-S41 , March 2007

Implementing Best Practices in Pressure Ulcer Care: The Role of Continuous Quality Improvement

  • Dan R. Berlowitz, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • The Center for Health Quality, Outcomes and Economic Research, Bedford VA Hospital, Bedford, MA
    • Boston University Schools of Public Health and Medicine, Boston, MA
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Dan R. Berlowitz, MD, MPH, CHQOER (152), Bedford VA Hospital, 200 Springs Road, Bedford, MA 01730.
    • ,
  • Rita A. Frantz, PhD, RN

      Affiliations

    • University of Iowa College of Nursing, Iowa City, IA.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jamda.2006.12.029

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Volume 8, Issue 3, Supplement , Pages S37-S41 , March 2007

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