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Section 11 - Professionalism, Patient Safety, Governance and Health Systems Management

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 July 2023

Edited by
Ned Gilbert-Kawai ,
Debashish Dutta  and
Carl Waldmann
Ned Gilbert-Kawai
Affiliation:
The Royal Liverpool Hospital
Debashish Dutta
Affiliation:
Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust, Harlow
Carl Waldmann
Affiliation:
Royal Berkshire Hospital, Reading
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Intensive Care Medicine
The Essential Guide
 , pp. 739 - 768
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2021

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