Collaborating to manage vendor interactions and protect quality of care in the OR.

Mary E Gutman

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Collaborating to manage vendor interactions and protect quality of care in the OR.

October 26, 2005

Gutman ME. Journal of Healthcare Risk Management. 2009;25(3).

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