Reviewing methodologically disparate data: a practical guide for the patient safety research field.

Katrina F. Brown; Susannah J. Long; Thanos Athanasiou; Charles A. Vincent; Simon Kroll; Nick Sevdalis

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Reviewing methodologically disparate data: a practical guide for the patient safety research field.

January 12, 2012

Brown KF, Long SJ, Athanasiou T, et al. J Eval Clin Pract. 2012;18(1):172-81.

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This article serves as a tutorial for systematic reviews and discusses the role of such reviews in patient safety improvement work.

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