Roadmap for patient safety research: approaches and roadforks.

Dag Hofoss; Ellen Deilkås

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Roadmap for patient safety research: approaches and roadforks.

December 3, 2008

Hofoss D, Deilkås E. Scand J Public Health. 2008;36(8):812-7.

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This review provides background and examines methods used in patient safety research, including adverse event review, health care system design, and safety culture impact.

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