One-Year Follow-Up After a Collaborative Breakthrough Series on Reducing Falls and Fall-Related Injuries
The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient SafetyPublished 1 May 2005
Julia Neily, Kierston Howard, Patricia A. Quigley, Peter D. Mills
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Leading support, experience with quality improvement and teamwork, teamwork skills, and skills gained from the project were correlated with teams' abilities to achieve and maintain success.
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Leadership support, experience with quality improvement and teamwork, teamwork skills, and skills gained from the project were correlated with teams' abilities to achieve and maintain success.
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