Conceptual Framework for the International Classification for Patient Safety Version 1.1. Final Technical Report January 2009.

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Conceptual Framework for the International Classification for Patient Safety Version 1.1. Final Technical Report January 2009.

September 6, 2006

World Alliance for Patient Safety. Geneva, Switzerland: World Health Organization; 2009.

This report provides the field-tested version of a standardized classification for patient safety topics by the World Alliance for Patient Safety and the background on how the terminology was developed.

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