Measures of patient safety in developing and emerging countries: a review of the literature.

K. B. Carpenter; M. A. Duevel; P. W. Lee; A. W. Wu; D. W. Bates; W. B. Runciman; G. R. Baker; I. Larizgoitia; W. B. Weeks; Methods & Measures Working Group of the WHO World Alliance for Patient Safety

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Measures of patient safety in developing and emerging countries: a review of the literature.

March 23, 2011

Carpenter KB, Duevel MA, Lee PW, et al. Qual Saf Health Care. 2010;19(1):48-54.

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Providing background on the World Alliance for Patient Safety, this article reviews literature on patient safety methods in developing countries.

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