What is preventable harm in healthcare? A systematic review of definitions

BMC Health Services Research

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Nabhan, Mohammed ^a   Elraiyah, Tarig ^a   Brown, Daniel R ^a   Dilling, James ^a   Leblanc, Annie ^a   Montori, Victor M ^a   Morgenthaler, Timothy ^a   Naessens, James ^a   Prokop, Larry ^a   Roger, Veronique ^a   Swensen, Stephen ^a   Thompson, Rodney L ^a   Murad, M Hassan ^a,b  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b Mayo Clinic   (United States)

Author keywords

Healthcare delivery; Preventable harm; Safety; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

HARM REDUCTION; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; REVIEW; STANDARD;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HARM REDUCTION; HUMANS; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 84861394046     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6963-12-128     Document Type: Review

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