Retrospective record review in proactive patient safety work - Identification of no-harm incidents

BMC Health Services Research

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Schildmeijer, Kristina ^a   Unbeck, Maria ^b   Muren, Olav ^b   Perk, Joep ^a   Pukk Härenstam, Karin ^c,d   Nilsson, Lena ^e  

^a LINNAEUS UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b DANDERYD HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^d KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^e LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Harvard medical practice study method; Incidents; Patient safety; Retrospective record review

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL ERROR; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SAFETY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAFETY; STANDARD; SWEDEN; VERY ELDERLY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL ERRORS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SAFETY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; SWEDEN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84880335272     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6963-13-282     Document Type: Article

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