Evaluating service delivery interventions to enhance patient safety.

Celia Brown; Richard J Lilford

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Evaluating service delivery interventions to enhance patient safety.

January 14, 2009

Brown C, Lilford RJ. BMJ. 2008;337:a2764.

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This article builds on a previous series outlining a framework for patient safety research, and summarizes important thematic aspects of choosing a study design and determining what observations should be made.

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