Study The tipping point: the relationship between volume and patient harm. Citation Text: Pedroja AT. The tipping point: the relationship between volume and patient harm. Am J Med Qual. 2008;23(5):336-41. doi:10.1177/1062860608320628. Copy Citation Format: DOIGoogle ScholarPubMedBibTeXEndNote X3 XMLEndNote 7 XMLEndnote taggedPubMedIdRIS Download Citation Save Save to your library Print Share Facebook Twitter Linkedin Copy URL November 12, 2008 Pedroja AT. Am J Med Qual. 2008;23(5):336-41. View more articles from the same authors. This analysis correlated hospital incident reports to measures of hospital volume and found a relationship between incidents leading to patient harm and increased hospital volume. PubMed citation Available at Save Save to your library Print Share Facebook Twitter Linkedin Copy URL Cite Citation Citation Text: Pedroja AT. The tipping point: the relationship between volume and patient harm. Am J Med Qual. 2008;23(5):336-41. doi:10.1177/1062860608320628. 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