The safety of inpatient pediatrics: Preventing medical errors and injuries among hospitalized children

Pediatric Clinics of North America

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 979-993

  Landrigan, Christopher P ^a,b,c,d  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH CARE; EVALUATION; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INJURY; LITERATURE; MEDICAL ERROR; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICATION ERROR; PATIENT CARE; REVIEW; SAFETY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CHILD; CHILD, HOSPITALIZED; CROSS INFECTION; HUMANS; IATROGENIC DISEASE; MEDICAL ERRORS; PEDIATRICS; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; RISK FACTORS; SAFETY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 21844433194     PISSN: 00313955     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pcl.2005.05.001     Document Type: Review

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