The APSF: 20-year anniversary of the first patient safety organization: past, present & future.

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The APSF: 20-year anniversary of the first patient safety organization: past, present & future.

June 27, 2007

Cooper JB. APSF Newsletter. 2007;22(1):1,3.

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The author recounts the launch of the Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation (APSF) as the first patient safety-focused organization and describes its continued commitment to safer anesthesia care.

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