Patient safety research: An overview of the global evidence

Quality and Safety in Health Care

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 42-47

  Jha, Ashish K ^a,b,c   Prasopa Plaizier, N ^d   Larizgoitia, I ^d   Bates, D W ^a,b  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c VA BOSTON HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^d WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; PATIENT SAFETY; SAFETY;

EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; PATIENT SAFETY; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 77649114990     PISSN: 14753898     EISSN: 14753901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/qshc.2008.029165     Document Type: Article

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