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. 2000 Mar 18;320(7237):791-4.

doi: 10.1136/bmj.320.7237.791.

Gaps in the continuity of care and progress on patient safety

R I Cook¹, M Render, D D Woods

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PMID: 10720370
PMCID: PMC1117777
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.320.7237.791

Gaps in the continuity of care and progress on patient safety

R I Cook et al. BMJ. 2000.

. 2000 Mar 18;320(7237):791-4.

doi: 10.1136/bmj.320.7237.791.

Authors

R I Cook¹, M Render, D D Woods

Affiliation

¹ VA Patient Safety Center of Inquiry (GAPS), University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA. ri-cook@uchicago.edu

PMID: 10720370
PMCID: PMC1117777
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.320.7237.791

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