Patient safety alerts: A balance between evidence and action

Archives of Disease in Childhood: Fetal and Neonatal Edition

Volumn 91, Issue 5, 2006, Pages

  Vincent, C A ^a   Lee, A C H ^a   Hanna, G B ^a  

^a ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTOTOXIC AGENT; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NEWBORN CARE; PATIENT MONITORING; PATIENT SAFETY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; STANDARDIZATION; STOMACH INTUBATION;

EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTUBATION, GASTROINTESTINAL; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; RISK MANAGEMENT; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 33748463943     PISSN: 13592998     EISSN: 14682052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2006.095661     Document Type: Review

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