Nursing Outlook
Volume 54, Issue 2 , Pages 85-93 , March 2006

Reporting near-miss events in nursing homes

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PII: S0029-6554(06)00004-2

doi: 10.1016/j.outlook.2006.01.003

Nursing Outlook
Volume 54, Issue 2 , Pages 85-93 , March 2006

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