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Racial, Ethnic, and Payer Disparities in Adverse Safety Events: Are there Differences across Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grades?

Racial, Ethnic, and Payer Disparities in Adverse Safety Events: Are there Differences across Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grades? Gangopadhyaya A, Pugazhendhi A, Austin M et al. Washington DC: Leapfrog Group; 2023.

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June 21, 2023

Gangopadhyaya A, Pugazhendhi A, Austin M et al. Washington DC: Leapfrog Group; 2023.

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Racial, Ethnic, and Payer Disparities in Adverse Safety Events: Are there Differences across Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grades? Gangopadhyaya A, Pugazhendhi A, Austin M et al. Washington DC: Leapfrog Group; 2023.