Adverse events among children in Canadian hospitals: The Canadian Paediatric Adverse Events Study

CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal

Volumn 184, Issue 13, 2012, Pages

  Matlow, Anne G ^a,b   Baker, G Ross ^b,c   Flintoft, Virginia ^b,c   Cochrane, Douglas ^d,e   Coffey, Maitreya ^a,b   Cohen, Eyal ^a,b   Cronin, Catherine M G ^f   Damignani, Rita ^a   Dubé, Robert ^g   Galbraith, Roger ^h   Hartfield, Dawn ⁱ   Newhook, Leigh Anne ^j,k   Nijssen Jordan, Cheri ^h  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^e BC Patient Safety and Quality Council   (Canada)

^f WINNIPEG REGIONAL HEALTH AUTHORITY   (Canada)

^g UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

^h UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^j MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^k Eastern Health Canada   (Canada)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADVERSE OUTCOME; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; MORBIDITY; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 84866530502     PISSN: 08203946     EISSN: 14882329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.112153     Document Type: Article

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