Patient safety in nursing practice

Journal of Nursing Care Quality

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 193-197

  Clancy, Carolyn M ^a   Farquhar, Mary Beth ^a   Collins Sharp, Beth A ^a  

^a AGENCY FOR HEALTHCARE RESEARCH AND QUALITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NOTE; NURSING; ORGANIZATION; PATIENT CARE; PUBLICATION; SAFETY;

EID: 21344431886     PISSN: 10573631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001786-200507000-00001     Document Type: Note

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