Patient Safety

What can we learn about patient safety from information sources within an acute hospital: a step on the ladder of integrated risk management?
H Hogan, S Olsen, S Scobie, E Chapman, R Sachs, M McKee, C Vincent, R Thomson
Quality and Safety in Health Care, 2008, 17(3), pp209-215
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The incidence and nature of in-hospital adverse events: a systematic review
EN de Vries, MA Ramrattan, SM Smorenburg, DJ Gouma, MA Boermeester
Quality and Safety in Health Care, 2008, 17(3), pp216-223
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Mountains in the clouds: patient safety research
DW Bates
Quality and Safety in Health Care, 2008, 17(3), pp156-157
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An epistemology of patient safety research: a framework for study design and interpretation
DP Stevens
Quality and Safety in Health Care, 2008, 17(3)
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Part 1: Conceptualising and developing interventions
Part 2: Study design
Part 3: End points and measurement
Part 4: One size does not fit all
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Mix of methods is needed to identify adverse events in general practice: a prospective observational study
R Wetzels, R Wolters, C van Weel, M Wensing
BMC Family Practice, 2008, 9:35
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