| View Larger Image | Patient Safety | Paperbackby Charles Vincent (Author)
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| | Binding: | Paperback | | Publisher: | Churchill Livingstone | | Edition: | 1st Edition | | Page Count: | 268 Pages | | Publication Date: | January 06, 2006 | | Sales Rank: | 1,121,315st |
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Product Description
This book provides an account of the principles of clinical risk and patient safety for all those training in medicine. Patient safety is one of the key areas of clinical governance and is of immediate practical importance. The principles described are applicable to all specialties and for both hospital medicine and primary care. |
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