Promoting patient safety through prospective risk identification: Example from peri-operative care

Quality and Safety in Health Care

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 69-73

  Smith, Andrew ^a   Boult, M ^a   Woods, I ^a   Johnson, S ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT SAFETY; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; QUALITY CONTROL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; STANDARD; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; BENCHMARKING; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; PATIENT SAFETY; PERIOPERATIVE CARE; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 77649101491     PISSN: 14753898     EISSN: 14753901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/qshc.2008.028050     Document Type: Article

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