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Hospital ward incidents through the eyes of nurses – a thick description on the appeal and deadlock of incident reporting systems.

Tresfon J, van Winsen R, Brunsveld-Reinders AH, et al. Hospital ward incidents through the eyes of nurses - a thick description on the appeal and deadlock of incident reporting systems. Safety Sci. 2025;184:106728. doi:10.1016/j.ssci.2024.106728.

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March 5, 2025
Tresfon J, van Winsen R, Brunsveld-Reinders AH, et al. Safety Sci. 2025;184:106728.
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Tresfon J, van Winsen R, Brunsveld-Reinders AH, et al. Hospital ward incidents through the eyes of nurses - a thick description on the appeal and deadlock of incident reporting systems. Safety Sci. 2025;184:106728. doi:10.1016/j.ssci.2024.106728.