Overview of progress in patient safety

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 204, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 5-10

  Pronovost, Peter J ^a,b   Holzmueller, Christine G ^a   Ennen, Christopher S ^a   Fox, Harold E ^a  

^a University School of Medicine   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

gynecology; obstetrics; patient safety; quality; quality improvement

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE OUTCOME; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; FETUS DEATH; FETUS MORTALITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

CAUSE OF DEATH; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGY; HUMANS; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MEDICAL ERRORS; OBSTETRICS; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 78650694546     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2010.11.001     Document Type: Review

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