A Systematic Review of the Extent, Nature and Likely Causes of Preventable Adverse Events Arising From Hospital Care

Background: Understanding the nature and causes of medical adverse events may help their prevention. This system­atic re­view explores the types, risk factors, and likely causes of preventable adverse events in the hospital sector. Methods: MEDLINE (1970-2008), EMBASE, CINAHL (1970-2005) and the ref...

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Main Authors: A Akbari Sari, L Doshmangir, T Sheldon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2010-09-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Public Health
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Online Access:https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/view/3092