Patient safety in low-income countries
The concept of ‘first do no harm’ is taught to every medical and nursing student. This phrase means that, as professionals, our first duty is to make sure that patients are not harmed as a result of their care.
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International Centre for Eye Health (ICEH), London
2015-09-01
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| Online Access: | http://www.cehjournal.org/article/patient-safety-in-low-income-countries/ |
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| author | Robert Lindfield |
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| description | The concept of ‘first do no harm’ is taught to every medical and nursing student. This phrase means that, as professionals, our first duty is to make sure that patients are not harmed as a result of their care. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-28e36c1d38e9477286e77cf4e20958d92022-12-21T23:45:31ZengInternational Centre for Eye Health (ICEH), LondonCommunity Eye Health Journal0953-68331993-72882015-09-0128902122Patient safety in low-income countriesRobert Lindfield 0Clinical Lecturer: London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine; Consultant in Public Health: Public Health England, UK. Robert.Lindfield@lshtm.ac.ukThe concept of ‘first do no harm’ is taught to every medical and nursing student. This phrase means that, as professionals, our first duty is to make sure that patients are not harmed as a result of their care.http://www.cehjournal.org/article/patient-safety-in-low-income-countries/Planning and managementHospital managementLow-income countriesPatient careSafety |
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| title | Patient safety in low-income countries |
| title_full | Patient safety in low-income countries |
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| title_full_unstemmed | Patient safety in low-income countries |
| title_short | Patient safety in low-income countries |
| title_sort | patient safety in low income countries |
| topic | Planning and management Hospital management Low-income countries Patient care Safety |
| url | http://www.cehjournal.org/article/patient-safety-in-low-income-countries/ |
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