Patient safety, research, and evidence: getting to improved systems

Affiliations

¹ Center for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety, U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Department of Health and Human Services, Rockville, MD, USA.

Comment

Daniel Stryer. J Gen Intern Med. 2004 Jul.

. 2004 Jul;19(7):808-9.

doi: 10.1111/j.1525-1497.2004.40405.x.

¹ Center for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety, U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Department of Health and Human Services, Rockville, MD, USA.

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