EU to tackle issue of patient safety.

Rory Watson

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EU to tackle issue of patient safety.

April 27, 2005

Watson R. BMJ (Clinical research ed.). 2005;330(7496):866.

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This news extra from the British Medical Journal reports that European governments and health professionals have endorsed a culture of safety throughout the entire European Union health care system.

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