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Adverse events among children in Canadian hospitals: the Canadian Paediatric Adverse Events Study.

Matlow AG, Baker GR, Flintoft V, et al. CMAJ. 2012;184:E709-E718.

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Evaluation of consistency in dosing directions and measuring devices for pediatric nonprescription liquid medications.

Yin HS, Wolf MS, Dreyer BP, Sanders LM, Parker RM. JAMA. 2010;304:2595-2602.

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Decrease in hospital-wide mortality rate after implementation of a commercially sold computerized physician order entry system.

Longhurst CA, Parast L, Sandborg CI, et al. Pediatrics. 2010;126:14-21.

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Physicians' perceptions, preparedness for reporting, and experiences related to impaired and incompetent colleagues.

DesRoches CM, Rao SR, Fromson JA, et al. JAMA. 2010;304:187-193.

BOOK/REPORT classic

Josie's Story.

King S. New York, NY: Atlantic Monthly Press; 2009. ISBN: 9780802119209.

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Afraid in the hospital: parental concern for errors during a child's hospitalization.

Tarini BA, Lozano P, Christakis DA. J Hosp Med. 2009;4:521-527.

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Medical error disclosure among pediatricians: choosing carefully what we might say to parents.

Loren DJ, Klein EJ, Garbutt J, et al. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2008;162:922-927.

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Effects of the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education duty hour limits on sleep, work hours, and safety.

Landrigan CP, Fahrenkopf AM, Lewin D, et al. Pediatrics. 2008;122:250-258.

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Effect of computer order entry on prevention of serious medication errors in hospitalized children.

Walsh KE, Landrigan CP, Adams WG, et al. Pediatrics. 2008;121:e421-e427.

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Effect of a rapid response team on hospital-wide mortality and code rates outside the ICU in a children’s hospital.

Sharek PJ, Parast LM, Leong K, et al. JAMA. 2007;298:2267-2274.

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Are language barriers associated with serious medical events in hospitalized pediatric patients?

Cohen AL, Rivara F, Marcuse EK, McPhillips H, Davis R. Pediatrics. 2005;116:575-579.

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Errors in drug computations during newborn intensive care.

Perlstein PH, Callison C, White M, Barnes B, Edwards NK. Am J Dis Child. 1979;133:376-379.

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Medication errors in neonatal and paediatric intensive-care units.

Raju TN, Kecskes S, Thornton JP, Perry M, Feldman S. Lancet. 1989;2:374-376.

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Adverse events and preventable adverse events in children.

Woods D, Thomas E, Holl J, Altman S, Brennan T. Pediatrics. 2005;115:155-160.

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Medication errors and adverse drug events in pediatric inpatients.

Kaushal R, Bates DW, Landrigan C, et al. JAMA. 2001;285:2114-2120.

BOOK/REPORT classic

Learning from Bristol: The Report of the Public Inquiry into Children's Heart Surgery at the Bristol Royal Infirmary 1984–1995.

London, England: The Stationery Office; July 2001.

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Parent perceptions of children's hospital safety climate.

Cox ED, Carayon P, Hansen KW, et al. BMJ Qual Saf. 2013 Mar 29; [Epub ahead of print].

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Medication errors in the home: a multisite study of children with cancer.

Walsh KE, Roblin DW, Weingart SN, et al. Pediatrics. 2013;131:e1405-e1414.

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Medical errors in US pediatric inpatients with chronic conditions.

Ahuja N, Zhao W, Xiang H. Pediatrics. 2012;130:e786-e793.

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Measuring adverse events and levels of harm in pediatric inpatients with the Global Trigger Tool.

Kirkendall ES, Kloppenborg E, Papp J, et al. Pediatrics. 2012;130:e1206-e1214.

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