PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - R Lilford
AU  - S Stirling
AU  - N Maillard
TI  - Citation classics in patient safety research: an invitation to contribute to an online bibliography
AID  - 10.1136/qshc.2005.017178
DP  - 2006 Oct 01
TA  - Quality and Safety in Health Care
PG  - 311--313
VI  - 15
IP  - 5
4099  - http://qualitysafety.bmj.com/content/15/5/311.short
4100  - http://qualitysafety.bmj.com/content/15/5/311.full
SO  - Qual Saf Health Care2006 Oct 01; 15
AB  - Background: There has been a documented massive increase in published papers on patient safety over the past 20 years or so. Aims: To ascertain the most influential papers over these last two decades. Method: We obtained citation counts on papers which seemed to have been the most important in influencing opinion and practice. Our original source of papers were based on a systematic review of patient safety literature carried out by Shojania and colleagues and supplemented by other papers that we had come across in the course of our work directing the Department of Health Patient Safety Research Programme. Results: We have listed 62 papers on our full report found on our website (http://www.pcpoh.bham.ac.uk/publichealth/psrp/PS_review.htm) and present the top 10 most highly cited papers here. Conclusion: We are aware that the results were influenced by our subjective assessment and therefore invite readers to send us their favourite papers so we can include them in our interactive bibliography.