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020			_a9781420089295 (Hardback : acidfree paper)
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050	0	0	_aR729.8 _b.E65 2012
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245	0	0	_aEpidemic of medical errors and hospital-acquired infections : _bsystemic and social causes / _cedited by William Charney.
260			_aBoca Raton : _bCRC Press, _cc2012.
300			_axiv, 342 p. ; _c25 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520			_a"'Do no harm' a particularly leading and important phrase in the delivery of healthcare is not working. In fact depending on the epidemiological approach and which data sets one applies, medical errors, hospital acquired infections (HAIs) and pharmaceutical errors combined are the second or third leading killer of Americans annually: approximately 300,000 die from a combination of medical errors, hospital acquired infections (HAIs), and pharmaceutical errors...100,000 per category. Add to these numbers the hundreds of thousands who are harmed (morbidity) but not killed (mortality) changing quality of life and a substantial problem is defined"--
650	1	2	_aMedical Errors _xprevention & control _zUnited States. _911252
650	1	2	_aCross Infection _xprevention & control _zUnited States. _938848
650	2	2	_aDelivery of Health Care _xeconomics _zUnited States. _938849
650	2	2	_aHealth Personnel _xorganization & administration _zUnited States. _938850
650	2	2	_aInfection Control _xmethods _zUnited States. _938851
650	2	2	_aQuality Assurance, Health Care _xeconomics _zUnited States. _938852
700	1		_aCharney, William, _d1947- _938853
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