Proportion of hospital deaths associated with adverse events

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Volumn 50, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 1319-1326

  García Martín, Miguel ^a   Lardelli Claret, Pablo ^a   Bueno Cavanillas, Aurora ^a   Luna Del Castillo, Juan De Dios ^a   Espigares García, Miguel ^a   Gálvez Vargas, Ramón ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Adverse events; Epidemiology; Mortality; Quality control; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CLASSIFICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; FEMALE; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MORTALITY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK; SURGICAL PATIENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CAUSE OF DEATH; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITAL RECORDS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MALPRACTICE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL ERRORS; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPAIN;

EID: 19244377869     PISSN: 08954356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0895-4356(97)00219-9     Document Type: Article

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