Exploring the causes of adverse events in hospitals and potential prevention strategies

M Smits; M Zegers; P P Groenewegen; D R M Timmermans; L Zwaan; G van der Wal; C Wagner

doi:10.1136/qshc.2008.030726

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M Smits 1NIVEL, Netherlands Institute for Health Services Research, Utrecht, The Netherlands PubMed articles Google scholar articles
M Zegers 1NIVEL, Netherlands Institute for Health Services Research, Utrecht, The Netherlands PubMed articles Google scholar articles
P P Groenewegen 1NIVEL, Netherlands Institute for Health Services Research, Utrecht, The Netherlands2Department of Sociology and Department of Human Geography, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands PubMed articles Google scholar articles
D R M Timmermans 3EMGO Institute, Department of Public and Occupational Health, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands PubMed articles Google scholar articles
L Zwaan 3EMGO Institute, Department of Public and Occupational Health, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands PubMed articles Google scholar articles
G van der Wal 3EMGO Institute, Department of Public and Occupational Health, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands PubMed articles Google scholar articles
C Wagner 1NIVEL, Netherlands Institute for Health Services Research, Utrecht, The Netherlands3EMGO Institute, Department of Public and Occupational Health, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands PubMed articles Google scholar articles

Correspondence to Marleen Smits, NIVEL, Netherlands Institute for Health Services Research, PO Box 1568, 3500 BN Utrecht, The Netherlands; m.smits{at}nivel.nl

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Smits M, Zegers M, Groenewegen PP, et al

Exploring the causes of adverse events in hospitals and potential prevention strategies

Quality and Safety in Health Care 2010;19:e5.

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Accepted March 6, 2009
First published February 8, 2010.

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