Commentary Breaking the mould in patient safety. Citation Text: Degos L, Amalberti R, Bacou J, et al. Breaking the mould in patient safety. BMJ. 2009;338:b2585. doi:10.1136/bmj.b2585. Copy Citation Format: DOIGoogle ScholarPubMedBibTeXEndNote X3 XMLEndNote 7 XMLEndnote taggedPubMedIdRIS Download Citation Save Save to your library Print Share Facebook Twitter Linkedin Copy URL July 15, 2009 Degos L, Amalberti R, Bacou J, et al. BMJ. 2009;338:b2585. View more articles from the same authors. The authors submit that a broader approach to patient safety would better improve the quality of care. PubMed citation Available at Save Save to your library Print Share Facebook Twitter Linkedin Copy URL Cite Citation Citation Text: Degos L, Amalberti R, Bacou J, et al. Breaking the mould in patient safety. BMJ. 2009;338:b2585. doi:10.1136/bmj.b2585. 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