Committing to patient safety

Authors

  • Nadia Ali Azfar Fatima Jinnah Medical University/ Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan
  • Safoora Amir Department of Dermatology, Shaikh Zayed Hospital, Lahore
  • Muhammad Nadeem Department of Dermatology, FJMU/ Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.66344/jpad.v31i1.1618

Author Biographies

  • Nadia Ali Azfar, Fatima Jinnah Medical University/ Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan

    Associate Professor Dermatology

  • Safoora Amir, Department of Dermatology, Shaikh Zayed Hospital, Lahore

    Professor of Dermatology

  • Muhammad Nadeem, Department of Dermatology, FJMU/ Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan

    Professor of Dermatology

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Published

04.03.2021

Issue

Vol. 31 No. 1 (2021): January - March

Section

Editorial

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Committing to patient safety. J Pak Assoc Dermatol [Internet]. 2021 Mar. 4 [cited 2026 Aug. 2];31(1):1-2. Available from: https://www.jpad.com.pk/index.php/jpad/article/view/1618