Design of a prospective cohort study to assess ethnic inequalities in patient safety in hospital care using mixed methods

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>While US studies show a higher risk of adverse events (AEs) for ethnic minorities in hospital care, in Europe ethnic inequalities in patient safety have never been analysed. Based on existing literature and exploratory research, our...

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Main Authors: van Rosse Floor, de Bruijne Martine C, Wagner Cordula, Stronks Karien, Essink-Bot Marie-Louise
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-12-01
Series:BMC Health Services Research
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6963/12/450