Improving patient safety in cataract surgery

Eye

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 273-274

  Liu, C ^a  

^a SUSSEX EYE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATARACT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CLINICAL PATHWAY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; EDITORIAL; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LENS IMPLANT; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT SAFETY; REIMBURSEMENT; SURGICAL ERROR; SURGICAL RISK; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURGICAL TRAINING; TEAMWORK; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 33646252024     PISSN: 0950222X     EISSN: 14765454     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.eye.6701990     Document Type: Editorial

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