Patient reports of undesirable events during hospitalization.

Thomas Agoritsas; Patrick A. Bovier; Thomas Perneger V

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Patient reports of undesirable events during hospitalization.

October 12, 2005

Agoritsas T, Bovier PA, Perneger T. J Gen Intern Med. 2005;20(10):922-8.

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The authors surveyed adults recently discharged from a Swiss hospital and found that patients can effectively pinpoint in-hospital adverse events.

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