Wrong-site surgery.

نویسنده

  • Lola Butcher
چکیده

Despite all the attention on this tragic problem and the emergence of proven protocols to prevent it, wrong-site surgeries persist. It's time to make them stop.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Hospitals & health networks

دوره 85 11  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2011