Design of a prospective cohort study to assess ethnic inequalities in patient safety in hospital care using mixed methods

• Main Authors: van Rosse Floor (Author), de Bruijne Martine C (Author), Wagner Cordula (Author), Stronks Karien (Author), Essink-Bot (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2012-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>While US studies show a higher risk of adverse events (AEs) for ethnic minorities in hospital care, in Europe ethnic inequalities in patient safety have never been analysed. Based on existing literature and exploratory research, our...