Safe medical practice in Pakistan: Are we prepared to adopt a path?

Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 145-147

  Gadit, Amin A Muhammad ^a   Shiwani, Muhammad Hanif ^b   Abbasi, Yasir ^c  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^b BARNSLEY DISTRICT GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c SHEFFIELD HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPETENCE; EVALUATION; EXPECTATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; LICENSING; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MOTIVATION; NOTE; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN; POLICY; POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION; TASK PERFORMANCE;

CERTIFICATION; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CREDENTIALING; HUMANS; PAKISTAN; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SAFETY;

EID: 43749119151     PISSN: 00309982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Note

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