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First word: patient safety matters
Author(s) -
Kirby Roger
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
trends in urology and men's health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2044-3749
pISSN - 2044-3730
DOI - 10.1002/tre.185
Subject(s) - harm , word (group theory) , patient safety , interface (matter) , psychology , medical emergency , medicine , computer science , social psychology , linguistics , law , health care , political science , philosophy , bubble , maximum bubble pressure method , parallel computing
No doctor comes to work intending to harm a patient. Unfortunately, medical accidents can and do occur. The resultant problems, which increasingly include litigation, are often extremely stressful, not only for the patient and his or her family, but also for the doctor(s) involved. Copyright © 2011 Wiley Interface Ltd