Brief history of patient safety culture and science

Journal of Critical Care

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 2-5

  Ilan, Roy ^a   Fowler, Robert ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Critical care; Error; Intensive care; Safety

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; WARFARIN;

AVIATION; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; CLINICAL MEDICINE; CRITICAL ILLNESS; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; ENTERIC FEEDING; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MEDICAL ERROR; MORTALITY; NORTH AMERICA; PATIENT CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PUBLICATION; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; SAFETY; SCIENCE; VENTILATOR; VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA;

EID: 18044376458     PISSN: 08839441     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2005.02.003     Document Type: Article

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