Building a better intensive care unit: the role of industrial process improvement in critical care
Kahn, J.M.; Shannon, R.P.
Respiratory Care 53(7): 858-859
2008
ISSN/ISBN: 0020-1324 PMID: 18593485 Document Number: 620682
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