Measures of patient safety in developing and emerging countries: a review of the literature.

Measures of patient safety in developing and emerging countries: a review of the literature.

Carpenter KB, Duevel MA, Lee PW, et al; Methods & Measures Working Group of the WHO World Alliance for Patient Safety. Qual Saf Health Care. 2010;19:48-54.

Providing background on the World Alliance for Patient Safety, this article reviews literature on patient safety methods in developing countries.


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Related report (PDF) 136 pages / 3.8MB
SUMMARY OF THE EVIDENCE ON PATIENT SAFETY:
IMPLICATIONS FOR RESEARCH [WHO]
The Research Priority Setting Working Group of the World Alliance for Patient Safety
http://www.who.int/patientsafety/information_centre/20080523_Summary_of_the_evidence_on_patient_safety.pdf