Patient safety: A European Union priority

Clinical Medicine, Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of London

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 136-139

  McGill, Lee ^a  

^a EUROPEAN COMMISSION   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Council recommendation; European Commission; European Union; Patient safety

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; EUROPEAN UNION; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH HAZARD; MEDICAL ERROR; MORTALITY; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PARTICIPATORY MANAGEMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; POLITICAL PARTICIPATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; RISK REDUCTION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 69049107767     PISSN: 14702118     EISSN: 14734893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7861/clinmedicine.9-2-136     Document Type: Article

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