Is health care getting safer?

BMJ

Volumn 337, Issue 7680, 2008, Pages 1205-1207

  Vincent, Charles ^a,b   Aylin, Paul ^d   Franklin, Bryony Dean ^d   Holmes, Alison ^c   Iskander, Sandra ^b   Jacklin, Ann ^d   Moorthy, Krishna ^d  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^d NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL INFECTION; INFECTION CONTROL; INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDICATION ERROR; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; THORAX SURGERY; ARTICLE; CROSS INFECTION; DRUG TOXICITY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; SAFETY; STANDARD; SURGERY;

CROSS INFECTION; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DRUG TOXICITY; HEALTH POLICY; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MEDICATION ERRORS; SAFETY; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE;

EID: 57349175943     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: 17561833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Short Survey

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