Patient safety in medicine: Are surgeons ready for checklists?

ANZ Journal of Surgery

Volumn 80, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 3-5

  Windsor, John A ^a   Maxim, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHECKLIST; HUMAN; MEDICAL ERROR; SAFETY; SURGERY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; PREVENTION AND CONTROL;

CHECKLIST; HUMANS; MEDICAL ERRORS; SAFETY; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 76349108268     PISSN: 14451433     EISSN: 14452197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.2009.05098.x     Document Type: Article

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