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. 2013 Nov;10(11):e1001554.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1001554. Epub 2013 Nov 19.

Global research priorities to better understand the burden of iatrogenic harm in primary care: an international Delphi exercise

Kathrin M Cresswell  1 , Sukhmeet S Panesar, Sarah A Salvilla, Andrew Carson-Stevens, Itziar Larizgoitia, Liam J Donaldson, David Bates, Aziz Sheikh; World Health Organization's (WHO) Safer Primary Care Expert Working Group
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Global research priorities to better understand the burden of iatrogenic harm in primary care: an international Delphi exercise

Kathrin M Cresswell et al. PLoS Med. 2013 Nov.

Abstract

Using a modified Delphi exercise, Aziz Sheikh and colleagues identify research priorities for patient safety research in primary care contexts. Please see later in the article for the Editors' Summary.

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Conflict of interest statement

AS is a member of the Editorial Board of PLOS Medicine. All other authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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Figure 1. Flow-diagram of the three-stage modified Delphi process.
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