Hospital-reported medical errors in premature neonates

Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 119-123

  Kanter, David E ^a,c   Turenne, Wendy ^b   Slonim, Anthony D ^a,b,c  

^a CHILDREN'S NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Health Care Utilization Project; Medical error; Neonatal intensive care unit; Neonates; Patient safety; Pediatrics; Prematurity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; CLASSIFICATION; COHORT ANALYSIS; FACTUAL DATABASE; FEMALE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INSURANCE; MALE; MEDICAL ERROR; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PREMATURITY; STATISTICS;

CHILD, HOSPITALIZED; COHORT STUDIES; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INSURANCE COVERAGE; INSURANCE, HEALTH; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; MALE; MEDICAL ERRORS;

EID: 3843051500     PISSN: 15297535     EISSN: 19473893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.PCC.0000112370.55948.8E     Document Type: Article

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