Evaluation of the risk of misidentification of women in a public maternity hospital

ABSTRACT Objective: To determine the frequency of similar names and hospital records of women in a public teaching maternity hospital and the risk of misidentification resulting from the similarity in spelling and pronunciation of the names and in records. Method: Quantitative, documental and case...

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Main Authors: Terezinha Hideco Tase, Ellen Regina Sevilla Quadrado, Daisy Maria Rizatto Tronchin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Enfermagem
Series:Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-71672018000100120&lng=en&tlng=en