Application of AHRQ patient safety indicators to English hospital data.

Bottle A, Aylin P. Quality & safety in health care. 2009;18:303-8.

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality's Patient Safety Indicators were found to have limited utility in screening for patient safety problems in British hospitals.

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