Wrong-Site Surgery: Can We Prevent It?

Advances in Surgery

Volumn 42, Issue C, 2008, Pages 13-31

  Clarke, John R ^a,b   Johnston, Janet ^b   Blanco, Mary ^b   Martindell, Denise P ^b  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b ECRI INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PROTOCOL; HUMAN; MEDICAL ERROR; REVIEW;

CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; HUMANS; MEDICAL ERRORS;

EID: 50049114400     PISSN: 00653411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yasu.2008.03.004     Document Type: Review

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