International journal for quality in health care : journal of the International Society for Quality in Health Care
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Int J Qual Health Care · Dec 2003
ReviewThe US Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality's activities in patient safety research.
To update the international community on the US Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality's (AHRQ) recent and current activities in improving patient safety. ⋯ The patient safety research field has undergone a period of rapid evolution. It is now incumbent upon the international health care quality improvement community to translate the future results of this research investment into improved safety for patients.