Incorporating the world health organization surgical safety checklist into practice at two hospitals in liberia

Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 254-260

  Yuan, Christina T ^a   Walsh, Denise ^b   Walsh, James L ^c   Alpern, Rachelle ^a   Shakpeh, John ^d   Bradley, Elizabeth H ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MOLLOY COLLEGE   (United States)

^c County Department of Health Services ^*  (United States)

^d Redemption Hospital   (Liberia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHECKLIST; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; LIBERIA; MALE; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADULT; CHECKLIST; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIBERIA; MALE; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT SAFETY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 84862163221     PISSN: 15537250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s1553-7250(12)38032-x     Document Type: Article

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