Health for life. Keys to safer hospitals.

Donald M Berwick

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Health for life. Keys to safer hospitals.

December 21, 2005

Berwick DM. Newsweek. 2005;146(24):76-8.

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Institute for Healthcare Improvement President Don Berwick summarizes the six improvement measures of the 100K Lives Campaign.

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