Patient safety in the office-based setting [13]

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 119, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 1128-1129

  Clayman, Mark A ^a,b   Seagle, M Brent ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE OUTCOME; AMBULATORY SURGERY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; LETTER; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; UNITED STATES;

AMBULATORY SURGICAL PROCEDURES; HUMANS; SAFETY;

EID: 33847236972     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.prs.0000253538.62929.5d     Document Type: Letter

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