title: Healthcare epidemiology is the paradigm for patient safety.
authors.affiliation: University of Wisconsin, Department of Family Medicine, and St. Mary's Hospital Medical Center, Madison 53715, USA.
authors.forename: William E
authors.initials: WE
authors.lastname: Scheckler
mesh_terms: D003428:Cross Infection / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D014481:United States