Safety and Ethics in Healthcare: A Guide to Getting it Right.

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Safety and Ethics in Healthcare: A Guide to Getting it Right.

October 10, 2007

Runciman B, Merry A, Walton M. London, UK: CRC Press; 2017. ISBN: 9781315607443.

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This book provides a four-part treatment on improving health care safety, featuring discussions on the weaknesses of the health care system, safety basics, error management, and error prevention.

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