The patient safety story.

Glyn Elwyn; Janet M Corrigan

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The patient safety story.

March 4, 2011

Elwyn G, Corrigan JM. BMJ. 2005;331(7512):302-304.

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The authors provide a brief history of the patient safety movement and insights into why the time is right to implement change in worldwide health care safety.

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