Preventing health care–associated harm in children.

Kathleen E. Walsh; David G. Bundy; Christopher P. Landrigan

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Preventing health care–associated harm in children.

May 14, 2014

Walsh KE, Bundy DG, Landrigan CP. JAMA. 2014;311(17):1731-2.

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This commentary describes why development of standard safety measures, research about multisite interventions, and collaboration between research and operations in hospitals are needed to enhance safety in pediatric care.

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