The WHO patient safety curriculum guide for medical schools

Quality and Safety in Health Care

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 542-546

  Walton, Merrilyn ^a   Woodward, Helen ^b   Van Staalduinen, Samantha ^c   Lemer, C ^d   Greaves, F ^d   Noble, D ^d   Ellis, B ^d   Donaldson, L ^d   Barraclough, B ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^e International Society for Quality in Health Care   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CURRICULUM; MEDICAL SCHOOL; SAFETY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

CURRICULUM; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; SCHOOLS, MEDICAL; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 78650403483     PISSN: 14753898     EISSN: 14753901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/qshc.2009.036970     Document Type: Article

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