Incidence of adverse events related to health care in Spain: Results of the Spanish National Study of Adverse Events

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 62, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1022-1029

  Aranaz Andres J M ^a,b   Aibar Remon C ^c,d   Vitaller Murillo, J ^b   Ruiz Lopez P ^e   Limon Ramirez R ^a,b   Terol Garcia E ^f  

^a Teaching Hospital of Sant Joan d'Alacant   (Spain)

^b MIGUEL HERNÁNDEZ UNIVERSITY   (Spain)

^c Teaching Hospital Lozano Blesa   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^e HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO 12 DE OCTUBRE   (Spain)

^f Ministry of Health and Consumer Affairs   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COHORT ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH IMPACT; HOSPITAL SECTOR; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTOR; VULNERABILITY;

ARTICLE; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; HEALTH CARE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; RISK FACTOR; SPAIN;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; COHORT STUDIES; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HEALTH FACILITY SIZE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; IATROGENIC DISEASE; INCIDENCE; LENGTH OF STAY; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL ERRORS; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SPAIN;

AUSTRALASIA; CANADA; EURASIA; EUROPE; NEW ZEALAND; NORTH AMERICA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

EID: 57349090678     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: 14702738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.2007.065227     Document Type: Article

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