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An approach to assessing patient safety in hospitals in low-income countries.

Lindfield R, Knight A, Bwonya D. PLoS One. 2015;10:e0121628.

Direct observation of staff members at an eye care institute in Uganda was used to identify domains of patient safety in low-resource areas. Results of this study provide a basis for developing further methods of assessing patient safety specific to low-resource settings.

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