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Refletions about iatrogenic occurrences in health care: difficulties involved in the study of the matter

The author examines the main difficulties involved in the study of iatrogenic occurrences in health care . Conceptual problems and difficulties related to research methodologies issues are discussed.

Iatrogenic ocurrences; Critical incident; Nursing


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