Adverse events recorded in English primary care: Observational study using the General Practice Research Database

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 63, Issue 613, 2013, Pages

  Tsang, Carmen ^a   Bottle, Alex ^a   Majeed, Azeem ^a   Aylin, Paul ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adverse effects; Database; General practice; Patient safety; Personal electronic health records

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADVERSE OUTCOME; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMORBIDITY; CONSULTATION; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; EMERGENCY; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PATIENT CARE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENGLAND; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMANS; IATROGENIC DISEASE; INFANT; MALE; MEDICAL ERRORS; MIDDLE AGED; SEX DISTRIBUTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84882794540     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3399/bjgp13X670660     Document Type: Article

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