Adverse events in British hospitals

BMJ

Volumn 322, Issue 7299, 2001, Pages 1425-

  Hillman, Ken M ^a   Buist, Michael D ^b   Nguyen, Tuan V ^c   Chakraverty, S ^d   Wright, J ^e   Plowman, Rosalind ^c   Roberts, Jennifer A ^f   Graves, Nicholas ^f   Griffin, Mark A S ^g   Cookson, Barry ^h   Taylor, Lynda ^h   Collopy, Brian T ⁱ   Mcdonald, I G ⁱ   Griffith, David ^j   Diggory, Paul ^j   Mehta, Anand ^j   Vincent, Charles ^k   Neale, Graham ^k   Woloshynowych, Maria ^k   Ferner, R E ^l   Aronson, J K ^m   Bezruchka, Stephen ⁿ   more..

^a LIVERPOOL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b DANDENONG HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c Ninewells Hospital and Medical School ^*

^d UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^e BRADFORD TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^f LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^g ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^h CENTRAL PUBLIC HEALTH LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

ⁱ Centre for the Study of Clinical Practice   (Australia)

^j CROYDON HEALTH SERVICES NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^k UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^l CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^m RADCLIFFE INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

ⁿ UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

more..

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EID: 85007694424     PISSN: 09598138     EISSN: 14685833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.322.7299.1425     Document Type: Letter

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