new epidemic
Subtitle: harm in health care : how to make rational decisions about medical and surgical treatment
By: Aage R. Møller.
Publisher: Nova Biomedical Books
Published: 2007
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 286
ISBN-13: 9781600218842
Subjects: Medical errors -- United States -- Prevention; Medical care -- United States -- Quality control; Quality Assurance, Health Care -- methods -- United States; Medical Errors -- prevention & control -- United States; Safety Management -- United States
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: What kinds of harm can occur in medical and surgical treatment?; title: How often does harm in medical care occur?; title: Cause of harm in medical and surgical treatments; title: Harm from poor choice of drugs; title: Screening for diseases and risk factors; title: Errors in judgment; title: Harm from treatments intended to improve daily life; title: Management of risks and benefit; title: Evaluation of benefits and harm from treatment; title: Management of health; title: How to reduce the risk of harm?; title: Selection of treatment; title: Reducing risks in surgical treatment; title: Reducing risks in medical treatment; title: Prevention; title: Improving cost-effectiveness of healthcare; title: The Hippocrates oath.