Towards an International Classification for Patient Safety: key concepts and terms
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Towards an International Classification for Patient Safety: key concepts and terms
BACKGROUND Understanding the patient safety literature has been compromised by the inconsistent use of language. OBJECTIVE To identify key concepts of relevance to the International Patient Safety Classification (ICPS) proposed by the World Alliance For Patient Safety of the World Health Organization (WHO), and agree on definitions and preferred terms. METHODS Six principles were agreed upo...
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal for Quality in Health Care
سال: 2009
ISSN: 1353-4505,1464-3677
DOI: 10.1093/intqhc/mzn057