How safe is primary care? A systematic review

BMJ Quality and Safety

Volumn 25, Issue 7, 2016, Pages 544-553

  Panesar, Sukhmeet Singh ^a   Desilva, Debra ^b   Carson Stevens, Andrew ^c   Cresswell, Kathrin M ^d   Salvilla, Sarah Angostora ^d   Slight, Sarah Patricia ^e   Javad, Sundas ^f   Netuveli, Gopalakrishnan ^g   Larizgoitia, Itziar ^h   Donaldson, Liam J ⁱ   Bates, David W ^j   Sheikh, Aziz ^d  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Evidence Centre   (United Kingdom)

^c CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^e DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^f ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^g UNIVERSITY OF EAST LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^h WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

ⁱ IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^j BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; DEATH; DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; INSTRUMENT VALIDATION; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PATIENT HARM; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; REGISTRATION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WELLBEING; MEDICAL ERROR; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; STANDARDS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

HUMANS; MEDICAL ERRORS; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 84979240844     PISSN: 20445415     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjqs-2015-004178     Document Type: Review

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