What is a near miss? [7]

Lancet

Volumn 361, Issue 9352, 2003, Pages 180-181

  Nashef, Samer A M ^a  

^a PAPWORTH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CARDIOLOGY; CLINICAL MEDICINE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DEATH; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; LETTER; MALPRACTICE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; OBSTETRICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK MANAGEMENT; SURGICAL MORTALITY; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; MEDICATION ERROR; METHODOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE;

DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; HUMANS; MEDICATION ERRORS; PENICILLINS; RISK MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0037431870     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(03)12218-0     Document Type: Letter

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