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Positive deviance: a different approach to achieving patient safety

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  • Rebecca Lawton Bradford Institute for Health Research, Bradford Royal Infirmary, Bradford, UK Institute of Psychological Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Natalie Taylor Institute of Psychological Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK Faculty of Medicine, Centre for Clinical Governance Research, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Robyn Clay-Williams Faculty of Medicine, Centre for Clinical Governance Research, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Jeffrey Braithwaite Faculty of Medicine, Centre for Clinical Governance Research, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  1. Correspondence to Dr Natalie Taylor, Faculty of Medicine, Centre for Clinical Governance Research, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2051, Australia; natalie.taylor{at}unsw.edu.au
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Lawton R, Taylor N, Clay-Williams R, et al
Positive deviance: a different approach to achieving patient safety
BMJ Quality & Safety 2014;23:880-883.

Publication history

  • Received April 11, 2014
  • Revised May 20, 2014
  • Accepted July 4, 2014
  • First published July 21, 2014.
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May 13, 2016

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