Progress in Patient Safety: A Glass Fuller Than It Seems

American Journal of Medical Quality

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 165-169

  Pronovost, Peter J ^a   Wachter, Robert M ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HUMAN; MEDICAL ERROR; PATIENT SAFETY; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROCEDURES; SAFETY; STANDARDS; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

HUMANS; MEDICAL ERRORS; PATIENT SAFETY; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; SAFETY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84897688252     PISSN: 10628606     EISSN: 1555824X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1062860613495554     Document Type: Note

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