Global priorities for patient safety research.

David W Bates; Itziar Larizgoitia; Nittita Prasopa-Plaizier; Ashish K Jha; Research Priority Setting Working Group of the WHO World Alliance for Patient Safety

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Global priorities for patient safety research.

June 3, 2009

Bates DW, Larizgoitia I, Prasopa-Plaizier N, et al. BMJ. 2009;338:b1775.

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This article describes the results from a group of international clinicians, researchers,and policymakers that identified undeveloped research areas in global patient safety.

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