Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
Volume 61, Issue 2 , Pages 193-205 , August 2009

Patient safety: Part II. Opportunities for improvement in patient safety

  • Dirk M. Elston, MD

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Dermatology and Pathology, Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, Pennsylvania
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Dirk M. Elston, MD, Department of Dermatology, Geisinger Medical Center, 100 N Academy Ave, Danville, PA 17822-1406.
    • ,
  • Erik Stratman, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Dermatology at the Marshfield Clinic, Marshfield, Wisconsin
    • ,
  • Hillary Johnson-Jahangir, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Dermatology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York
    • ,
  • Alice Watson, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Department of Dermatology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
    • ,
  • Susan Swiggum, MD

      Affiliations

    • Canadian Medical Protective Association and the Division of Dermatology, Department of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
    • ,
  • C. William Hanke, MD

      Affiliations

    • Laser and Skin Surgery Center of Indiana, Carmel, Indiana

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 Funding sources: None.

 Conflicts of interest: The authors, editors, and peer reviewers have no relevant financial relationships.

 Reprints not available from the authors.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2009.04.055

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
Volume 61, Issue 2 , Pages 193-205 , August 2009

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