Adverse events and patient safety in Canadian health care

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¹ Department of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, McMurrich Building Room 2031, 12 Queen's Park Crescent W., Toronto, Ontario M5K 1A8, Canada. ross.baker@utoronto.ca

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G Ross Baker et al. CMAJ. 2004.

. 2004 Feb 3;170(3):353-4.

¹ Department of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, McMurrich Building Room 2031, 12 Queen's Park Crescent W., Toronto, Ontario M5K 1A8, Canada. ross.baker@utoronto.ca

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Adverse events among medical patients after discharge from hospital.
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