WHO's patient-safety checklist for surgery.

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Publication Type: Editorial

Journal: Lancet (Lancet), published in England. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2008-Jul; vol 372 (issue 9632) : pp 1

Dates: Created 2008/07/08; Completed 2008/07/17; Revised 2008/10/29;

PMID: 18603137, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 2/18/2009, IMS Date: )

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CommentIn: Lancet. 2008 Sep 27;372(9644):1148-9. (PMID: 18926272)

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Safety
Surgical Procedures, Operative - adverse effects; standards; statistics & numerical data
World Health Organization

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