Identification by families of pediatric adverse events and near misses overlooked by health care providers.

Jeremy P. Daniels; Kate Hunc; Douglas Cochrane; Roxane Carr; Nicola T. Shaw; Annemarie Taylor; Susan Heathcote; Rollin Brant; Joanne Lim; Mark Ansermino

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Identification by families of pediatric adverse events and near misses overlooked by health care providers.

January 30, 2005

Daniels JP, Hunc K, Cochrane D, et al. CMAJ. 2012;184(1):29-34.

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This study introduced a family-based system for reporting adverse events and discovered a different lens into potential safety issues.

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