MEASURING PEDIATRIC CARDIAC INTENSIVE CARE UNIT QUALITY IN MEDICAL ADMISSIONS
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Determining pediatric intensive care unit quality indicators for measuring pediatric intensive care unit safety.
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of the American College of Cardiology
سال: 2018
ISSN: 0735-1097
DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(18)31144-6