Patient safety incidents associated with obesity: A review of reports to the National Patient Safety Agency and recommendations for hospital practice

Postgraduate Medical Journal

Volumn 87, Issue 1032, 2011, Pages 694-699

  Booth, C M A ^a   Moore, C E ^a   Eddleston, J ^b   Sharman, M ^b   Atkinson, D ^b   Moore, J A ^b  

^a North West Deanery   (United Kingdom)

^b MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL PRACTICE; OBESITY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SAFETY; REVIEW;

DATABASES, FACTUAL; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; OBESITY; PATIENT SAFETY; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 80053366263     PISSN: 00325473     EISSN: 14690756     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/pgmj.2010.106989     Document Type: Review

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