Patient Safety: An Engineering Approach.

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Patient Safety: An Engineering Approach.

November 23, 2011

Dhillon BS. New York, NY: CRC Press; 2011. ISBN: 9781439873861.

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This book explains how to handle patient safety and human error–related problems through engineering methods.

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