The nature of adverse events in hospitalized patients: Results of the harvard medical practice study II

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 324, Issue 6, 1991, Pages 377-384

  Leape, Lucian L ^a   Lawthers, Ann G ^a   Localio, A Russell ^a   Barnes, Benjamin A ^a   Hebert, Liesi ^a   Newhouse, Joseph P ^a,c   Hiatt, Howard ^a,b   Laird, Nan ^a   Brennan, Troyen A ^b,c   Weiler, Paul C ^d  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d HARVARD LAW SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; COMPLICATION; DISABILITY; DRUG USE; ERROR; ETIOLOGY; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALPRACTICE; NEGLIGENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGERY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; DISABLED PERSONS; DRUG THERAPY; HOSPITAL RECORDS; HOSPITALS; HUMAN; IATROGENIC DISEASE; INPATIENTS; MALPRACTICE; MIDDLE AGE; MORBIDITY; NEW YORK; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RISK FACTORS; SAMPLING STUDIES; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 0026022279     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM199102073240605     Document Type: Article

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