Reporting of adverse events

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 347, Issue 20, 2002, Pages 1633-1638

  Leape, Lucian L ^a  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; HAZARD; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; MALPRACTICE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPORTING SYSTEM; REVIEW; SAFETY;

HEALTH CARE AND PUBLIC HEALTH;

ADVERSE DRUG REACTION REPORTING SYSTEMS; HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATION; INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE (U.S.); MANDATORY REPORTING; MEDICAL ERRORS; RISK MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0037079030     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMNEJMhpr011493     Document Type: Review

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