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VOLUME 18 , ISSUE 5 ( May, 2014 ) > List of Articles

EDITORIAL

Benchmarking critical care processes: Reaching standards of excellence!

Ashu Mathai

Citation Information : Mathai A. Benchmarking critical care processes: Reaching standards of excellence!. Indian J Crit Care Med 2014; 18 (5):265-266.

DOI: 10.4103/0972-5229.132462

License: CC BY-ND 3.0

Published Online: 01-04-2005

Copyright Statement:  Copyright © 2014; The Author(s).


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