I. Best practice and patient safety in anaesthesia

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 110, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 671-673

  Weller, J M ^a   Merry, A F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIA; ANESTHESIST; CHECKLIST; CLINICAL PRACTICE; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; MEDICATION ERROR; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PATIENT SAFETY; PERSONNEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; TEAMWORK; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

EID: 84876555984     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: 14716771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aet011     Document Type: Editorial

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