Patient Safety as an Academic Discipline

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 155, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 303-304

  Morath, Julianne M ^a   Hain, Paul D ^b   Deshpande, Jayant K ^b   Gitlin, Jonathan D ^b   Churchwell, Kevin B ^b  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b MONROE CARELL JR CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT VANDERBILT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; MEDICAL ERROR; MEDICATION ERROR; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; LEADERSHIP; MEDICAL ERRORS; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; PEDIATRICS; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; RESEARCH; SAFETY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 69249241877     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2009.05.032     Document Type: Editorial

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