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Quality Management in Respiratory Care

Manjush Karthika, Vanajakshy Kumaran Sureshkumar, Adam Bennett, Abdulkadir Haji Noorshe, Jihad Mallat and Beekanahaali Mokshanatha Praveen
Respiratory Care September 2021, 66 (9) 1485-1494; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.08820
Manjush Karthika
Department of Health and Medical Sciences, Khawarizmi International College, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
Srinivas Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, Srinivas University, Mangalore, India.
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Vanajakshy Kumaran Sureshkumar
Department of Healthcare Management, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai, India.
Department Critical Care, Quality and Patient Safety, IQRAA Hospital, Calicut, Kerala, India.
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Adam Bennett
Respiratory Care, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
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Abdulkadir Haji Noorshe
Respiratory Therapy, Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
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Jihad Mallat
Critical Care Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University, Ohio.
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Beekanahaali Mokshanatha Praveen
Research and Innovation Council, Srinivas University, Mangalore, India.
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