Patient safety in dermatology: a review of the literature.

Lauren Y Cao; James S Taylor; Allison Vidimos

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Patient safety in dermatology: a review of the literature.

February 17, 2010

Cao LY, Taylor JS, Vidimos A. Dermatol Online J. 2010;16(1):3.

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This review examines numerous safety issues relevant to outpatient dermatology practice, including medication errors, diagnostic errors, office-based surgery, wrong-site procedures, and laser safety.

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