Study Patient reports of undesirable events during hospitalization. Citation Text: Agoritsas T, Bovier PA, Perneger T. Patient reports of undesirable events during hospitalization. J Gen Intern Med. 2005;20(10):922-8. Copy Citation Format: Google ScholarPubMedBibTeXEndNote X3 XMLEndNote 7 XMLEndnote taggedPubMedIdRIS Download Citation Save Save to your library Print Share Facebook Twitter Linkedin Copy URL October 12, 2005 Agoritsas T, Bovier PA, Perneger T. J Gen Intern Med. 2005;20(10):922-8. View more articles from the same authors. The authors surveyed adults recently discharged from a Swiss hospital and found that patients can effectively pinpoint in-hospital adverse events. PubMed citation Available at Free full text Save Save to your library Print Share Facebook Twitter Linkedin Copy URL Cite Citation Citation Text: Agoritsas T, Bovier PA, Perneger T. Patient reports of undesirable events during hospitalization. J Gen Intern Med. 2005;20(10):922-8. 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