Patient safety in north america: beyond "operate through your initials" and "sign your site".
Wong
David A
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Denver Spine, Suite 100, 7800 East Orchard Road, Greenwood Village, CO 80111, USA. ddaw@denverspine.com
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Brendan
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Herndon
James
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Martin
Claude
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Brooks
Robert
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D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019300:Medical Errors / Q000517:prevention & control*; D009656:North America; D019637:Orthopedic Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D009985:Orthopedics / Q000592:standards* / Q000639:trends; D010344:Patient Advocacy; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians' / Q000592:standards / Q000639:trends; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care; D018570:Risk Assessment; D017751:Safety Management / Q000592:standards*; D012955:Societies, Medical / Q000592:standards / Q000639:trends