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Incidence of adverse events and negligence in hospitalized patients: Results of the Harvard Medical Practice Study I
Brennan TA, et al. Incidence of adverse events and negligence in hospitalized patients: Results of the Harvard Medical Practice Study I. New England Journal of Medicine. 1991;324(6):370-376.

Description of findings that nearly 4% of patients hospitalized in acute care hospitals suffer an injury caused by treatment.

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