Measures of patient safety in developing and emerging countries: a review of the literature.

Carpenter KB; Duevel MA; Lee PW; Wu AW; Bates DW; Runciman WB; Baker GR; Larizgoitia I; Weeks WB; Methods & Measures Working Group of the WHO World Alliance for Patient Safety.

Providing background on the World Alliance for Patient Safety, this article reviews literature on patient safety methods in developing countries.