Design of a retrospective patient record study on the occurrence of adverse events among patients in Dutch hospitals

• Main Authors: Groenewegen Peter P (Author), Wagner Cordula (Author), de Bruijne Martine C (Author), Zegers Marieke (Author), Waaijman Roelof (Author), van der Wal Gerrit (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Various international studies have shown that a substantial number of patients suffer from injuries or even die as a result of care delivered in hospitals. The occurrence of injuries among patients caused by health care management in...