Evidence-based safe surgical practices as adjuncts to the universal protocol

Archives of Surgery

Volumn 146, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 489-

  Adelman, Jason ^a   Chelcun, Johanna ^a  

^a MONTEFIORE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COMPLIANCE (PHYSICAL); EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; LETTER; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL ERROR; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 79955035122     PISSN: 00040010     EISSN: 15383644     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archsurg.2011.62     Document Type: Letter

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