Comparison of three methods for estimating rates of adverse events and rates of preventable adverse events in acute care hospitals.

Philippe Michel; Jean Luc Quenon; Anne Marie de Sarasqueta; Olivier Scemama

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Comparison of three methods for estimating rates of adverse events and rates of preventable adverse events in acute care hospitals.

March 6, 2005

Michel P, Quenon JL, de Sarasqueta AM, et al. BMJ. 2004;328(7433):199.

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