American College of surgeons remains committed to patient safety

American Surgeon

Volumn 72, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1005-1009

  Russell, Thomas R ^a,b   Jones, R Scott ^a  

^a AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS   (United States)

^b American College of Surgeons ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COGNITION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CULTURAL FACTOR; EMOTION; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FUNDING; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; JOB PERFORMANCE; LEARNING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL ERROR; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICARE; MEMORY; OPERATING ROOM PERSONNEL; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SAFETY; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; PROFESSIONALISM; PSYCHOLOGY; REIMBURSEMENT; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; SCIENCE; SELF EVALUATION; STANDARD; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SURGICAL ERROR; TEAMWORK; TRAUMATOLOGY; WORKLOAD; EDUCATION; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; REVIEW; RISK MANAGEMENT; SURGERY; UNITED STATES;

EDUCATION, MEDICAL; HUMANS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; RISK MANAGEMENT; SCHOOLS, MEDICAL; SURGERY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34548646940     PISSN: 00031348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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