Safety in home care: a broadened perspective of patient safety.

A. Lang; N. Edwards; A. Fleiszer

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Safety in home care: a broadened perspective of patient safety.

June 29, 2011

Lang A, Edwards N, Fleiszer A. International Journal for Quality in Health Care. 2007;20(2).

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This commentary addresses the trend to provide more complex care in the home and discusses the research gap regarding safety in this environment.

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