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Editorial
. 2020 Sep;29(9):701-703.
doi: 10.1136/bmjqs-2019-010561. Epub 2020 Feb 21.

Sounds good: the bright future of clinical alarm management initiatives

Halley Ruppel  1 , Christopher P Bonafide  2
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Editorial

Sounds good: the bright future of clinical alarm management initiatives

Halley Ruppel et al. BMJ Qual Saf. 2020 Sep.
No abstract available

Keywords: accreditation; ambulatory care; attitudes.

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Competing interests: None declared.

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