Patient safety in the surgical environment

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 107, Issue 2 I, 2006, Pages 429-433

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ACCIDENT PREVENTION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; FATIGUE; HUMAN; MEDICATION ERROR; OBSTETRIC OPERATION; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STRESS; SURGICAL ERROR; TEACHING; THERAPEUTIC ERROR;

EID: 33646762484     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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