The challenge of improving patient safety in primary care

Editorial

Anneliese Dodds et al. Br J Gen Pract. 2009 Nov.

. 2009 Nov;59(568):805-6.

doi: 10.3399/bjgp09X472845.

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Comment on

Child deaths: confidential enquiry into the role and quality of UK primary care.
Harnden A, Mayon-White R, Mant D, Kelly D, Pearson G. Harnden A, et al. Br J Gen Pract. 2009 Nov;59(568):819-24. doi: 10.3399/bjgp09X472520. Epub 2009 Sep 2. Br J Gen Pract. 2009. PMID: 19728902 Free PMC article.
Primary care contact prior to suicide in individuals with mental illness.
Pearson A, Saini P, Da Cruz D, Miles C, While D, Swinson N, Williams A, Shaw J, Appleby L, Kapur N. Pearson A, et al. Br J Gen Pract. 2009 Nov;59(568):825-32. doi: 10.3399/bjgp09X472881. Br J Gen Pract. 2009. PMID: 19861027 Free PMC article.

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