Introducing patient safety to undergraduate medical students A pilot program delivered by health care administrators

Medical Teacher

Volumn 32, Issue 12, 2010, Pages

  Leung, Gilberto Ka Kit ^a   Patil, Nivritti Gajanan ^a   Ip, Mary Sau Man ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CURRICULUM; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL ERROR; PILOT STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAFETY;

CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; HEALTH FACILITY ADMINISTRATORS; HUMANS; MEDICAL ERRORS; PILOT PROJECTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SAFETY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 78649378312     PISSN: 0142159X     EISSN: 1466187X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/0142159X.2010.528810     Document Type: Article

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