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STUDY

Is there a "July phenomenon" in pediatric neurosurgery at teaching hospitals?

Smith ER, Butler WE, Barker FG 2nd. J Neurosurg. 2006;105(suppl 3):169-176.

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Child-specific risk factors and patient safety.

Woods DM, Holl JL, Shonkoff JP, Mehra M, Ogata ES, Weiss KB. J Patient Saf. 2005;1:17-22.

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The impact of electronic medical records data sources on an adverse drug event quality measure.

Kahn MG, Ranade D. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2010;17:185-191.

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The safety culture in a children's hospital.

Grant MJC, Donaldson AE, Larsen GY. J Nurs Care Qual. 2006;21:223-229.

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Errors of diagnosis in pediatric practice: a multisite survey.

Singh H, Thomas EJ, Wilson L, et al. Pediatrics. 2010;126:70-79.

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Anatomy of a patient safety event: a pediatric patient safety taxonomy.

Woods DM, Johnson J, Holl JL, et al. Qual Saf Health Care. 2005;14:422-427.

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Standard drug concentrations and smart-pump technology reduce continuous-medication-infusion errors in pediatric patients.

Larsen GY, Parker HB, Cash J, O'Connell M, Grant MC. Pediatrics. 2005;116:e21-25.

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Charges and lengths of stay attributable to adverse patient-care events using pediatric-specific quality indicators: a multicenter study of freestanding children's hospitals.

Kronman MP, Hall M, Slonim AD, Shah SS. Pediatrics. 2008;121:e1653-e1659.

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Medication errors related to computerized order entry for children.

Walsh KE, Adams WG, Bauchner H, et al. Pediatrics. 2006;118:1872-1879.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Baby has jaundice: is that a problem?

Zimmerman R. Wall Street Journal. February 6, 2007:A1.

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Pediatric medication errors in the postanesthesia care unit: analysis of MEDMARX data.

Payne CH, Smith CR, Newkirk LE, Hicks RW. AORN J. 2007;85:731-740.

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Medical errors in US pediatric inpatients with chronic conditions.

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

COMMENTARY

The response of the APPD, CoPS and AAP to the Institute of Medicine report on resident duty hours.

Guralnick S, Rushton J, Bale JF Jr, Norwood V, Trimm F, Schumacher D. Pediatrics. 2010;125:786-790.

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Underdiagnosis of hypertension in children and adolescents.

Hansen ML, Gunn PW, Kaelber DC. JAMA. 2007;298:874-879.

SPECIAL OR THEME ISSUE

Improving Health Care Quality.

Wisc Med J. 2006:105;1-86.

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Medication errors in the homes of children with chronic conditions.

Walsh KE, Mazor KM, Stille CJ, et al. Arch Dis Child. 2011;96:581-586.

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Medicaid markets and pediatric patient safety in hospitals.

Smith RB, Cheung R, Owens P, Wilson RM, Simpson L. Health Serv Res. 2007;42:1981-1998.

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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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To what extent do pediatricians accept computer-based dosing suggestions?

Killelea BK, Kaushal R, Cooper M, Kuperman GJ. Pediatrics. 2007;119:e69-75.

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The host hospital 24-hour underreferral rate: an automated measure of call-center safety.

Hirsh DA, Simon HK, Massey R, Thornton L, Simon JE. Pediatrics. 2007;119:1139-1144.

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