Reducing variation in adverse events during the academic year

BMJ (Online)

Volumn 339, Issue 7727, 2009, Pages 929-

  Barach, Paul ^a   Johnson, Julie K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE OUTCOME; CLINICAL EDUCATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL PATIENT; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; MEDICAL ERRORS; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; SEASONS;

EID: 70350290009     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17561833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.b3949     Document Type: Editorial

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