Risk management, or just a different risk: a national survey of newborn units following a patient safety alert.

Y. Freer

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Risk management, or just a different risk: a national survey of newborn units following a patient safety alert.

February 22, 2006

Freer Y. Archives of Disease in Childhood - Fetal and Neonatal Edition. 2006;91(5).

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The investigators conducted a survey of neonatal units in the United Kingdom to determine whether practices were changed following clinical alerts. They conclude that recommendations for changes need to be supported by clinical evidence.

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