Ambulatory Pediatrics
Volume 4, Issue 1 , Pages 47-54 , January 2004

Pediatric Patient Safety in the Ambulatory Setting

  • Marlene R. Miller, MD, MSc

      Affiliations

    • From the Department of Pediatrics (Dr Miller) and Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care Medicine (Dr Pronovost), Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Md; and the Center for Primary Care Research (Dr Burstin), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, Md
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Marlene R. Miller, MD, MSc, Director of Quality and Safety Initiatives, Johns Hopkins Children's Center, CMSC 2-125, 600 North Wolfe St, Baltimore, MD 2128
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  • Peter J. Pronovost, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • From the Department of Pediatrics (Dr Miller) and Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care Medicine (Dr Pronovost), Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Md; and the Center for Primary Care Research (Dr Burstin), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, Md
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  • Helen R. Burstin, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • From the Department of Pediatrics (Dr Miller) and Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care Medicine (Dr Pronovost), Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Md; and the Center for Primary Care Research (Dr Burstin), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, Md

Received 24 June 2003 ,Accepted 16 October 2003.

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PII: S1530-1567(05)60269-9

doi: 10.1367/1539-4409(2004)004<0047:PPSITA>2.0.CO;2

Ambulatory Pediatrics
Volume 4, Issue 1 , Pages 47-54 , January 2004

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