Patient safety and health policy: A history and review

Hematology/Oncology Clinics of North America

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 1463-1482

  Small, Stephen D ^a   Barach, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; COST CONTROL; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; IATROGENIC DISEASE; MEDICAL STAFF; NURSING; PATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; SAFETY;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HEALTH POLICY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; MALPRACTICE; PATIENTS; SAFETY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036913372     PISSN: 08898588     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0889-8588(02)00066-7     Document Type: Review

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