Epidemic of injury in the United Arab Emirates: Injury prevention, safety promotion, and patient safety - Is there a link?

Emirates Medical Journal

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 1-5

  Barss, Peter ^a  

^a UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; CURRICULUM; DEATH CERTIFICATE; DROWNING; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EDITORIAL; ENERGY; EPIDEMIC; EQUIPMENT; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INJURY; INTOXICATION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL ERROR; MORTALITY; NEEDLESTICK INJURY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RISK FACTOR; SAFETY; STAFF TRAINING; THERMAL EXPOSURE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES;

EID: 3042815374     PISSN: 02506882     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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