Preventing health care-associated harm in children

JAMA

Volumn 311, Issue 17, 2014, Pages 1731-1732

  Walsh, Kathleen E ^a   Bundy, David G ^b   Landrigan, Christopher P ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD; CHILD CARE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; HARM REDUCTION; HEALTH CARE ASSOCIATED HARM; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTHCARE ASSOCIATED INFECTION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INJURY; MEDICAL ERROR; MEDICATION ERROR; NECROTIZING ENTEROCOLITIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; SURVIVAL RATE;

CHILD; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; MEDICAL ERRORS; PATIENT SAFETY;

EID: 84899811312     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2014.2038     Document Type: Short Survey

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