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Impact of patient communication problems on the risk of preventable adverse events in acute care settings

Gillian Bartlett, Régis Blais, Robyn Tamblyn, Richard J. Clermont and Brenda MacGibbon
CMAJ June 03, 2008 178 (12) 1555-1562; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.070690
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vol. 178 no. 12 1555-1562
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.070690
PubMed 
18519903
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  • Published online June 2, 2008.
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  1. Gillian Bartlett PhD,
  2. Régis Blais PhD,
  3. Robyn Tamblyn PhD,
  4. Richard J. Clermont MD,
  5. Brenda MacGibbon PhD
  1. From the Department of Family Medicine (Bartlett), McGill University; the Department of Health Administration (Blais), Université de Montréal; the Departments of Medicine, and of Epidemiology and Biostatistics (Tamblyn), McGill University; the Département de médecine (Clermont), Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal, Hôpital Hôtel-Dieu; and the Département de mathématiques (MacGibbon), Université du Québec à Montréal, Montréal, Que.
  1. Correspondence to:
    Dr. Gillian Bartlett, 515-517 Pine Ave. W, Montréal, QC H2W 1S4; fax 514 398-4202; gillian.bartlett{at}mcgill.ca
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