title: Why a special issue on patient safety?
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, USA.
authors.forename: John C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Jennings
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D019300:Medical Errors / Q000517:prevention & control*; D017751:Safety Management; D013781:Texas