The clinical safety of disabled patients: proposal for a methodology for analysis of health care risks and specific measures for improvement.

Bernardo Perea-Pérez; Elena Labajo-González; Manuel Bratos-Murillo; Andrés Santiago-Sáez; Elena Albarrán-Juan; Alfonso Villa-Vigil

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The clinical safety of disabled patients: proposal for a methodology for analysis of health care risks and specific measures for improvement.

March 27, 2013

Perea-Pérez B, Labajo-González E, Bratos-Murillo M, et al. Med Oral Patol Oral Cir Bucal. 2013;18(2):e251-6.

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This review details risks associated with caring for patients with disabilities and recommends a methodology to address such risks in dental practice.

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