Enhancing patient safety and reducing medical error: The role of preventive medicine

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 202-205

  Davis, Ronald M ^a   Barach, Paul ^b  

^a HENRY FORD HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS B VACCINE;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; AVIATION; CASE REPORT; HEALTH CARE; HEPATITIS B; HUMAN; IATROGENIC DISEASE; INFANT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; REVIEW; SAFETY; SPACE;

EID: 0033804940     PISSN: 07493797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0749-3797(00)00204-X     Document Type: Editorial

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