The Canadian Adverse Events Study: The incidence of adverse events among hospital patients in Canada

CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal

Volumn 170, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 1678-1686

  Baker, G Ross ^a   Norton, Peter G ^c   Flintoft, Virginia ^a   Blais, Régis ^e   Brown, Adalsteinn ^a   Cox, Jafna ^f   Etchells, Ed ^b,g   Ghali, William A ^d   Hébert, Philip ^b,g   Majumdar, Sumit R ^h   O'Beirne, Maeve ^c   Palacios Derflingher, Luz ^c   Reid, Robert J ⁱ   Sheps, Sam ^j   Tamblyn, Robyn ^k  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^f DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^g SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^h UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

ⁱ CENTER FOR HEALTH STUDIES   (United States)

^j UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^k MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CANADA; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; PHYSICIAN; PROPHYLAXIS; RANDOMIZATION; REVIEW; SAMPLE; SCREENING; SEX DIFFERENCE; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

EID: 2942571128     PISSN: 08203946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.1040498     Document Type: Review

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