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Editorial
. 2009 Dec;18(6):418.
doi: 10.1136/qshc.2009.038778.

Safe healthcare: we're running out of excuses

David P Stevens
Editorial

Safe healthcare: we're running out of excuses

David P Stevens. Qual Saf Health Care. 2009 Dec.
No abstract available

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: The author is editor-in-chief of Quality and Safety in Health Care.

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  • Transforming healthcare: a safety imperative.
    Leape L, Berwick D, Clancy C, Conway J, Gluck P, Guest J, Lawrence D, Morath J, O'Leary D, O'Neill P, Pinakiewicz D, Isaac T; Lucian Leape Institute at the National Patient Safety Foundation. Leape L, et al. Qual Saf Health Care. 2009 Dec;18(6):424-8. doi: 10.1136/qshc.2009.036954. Qual Saf Health Care. 2009. PMID: 19955451

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