A systems analysis approach to medical error

Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 213-222

  Leape, Lucian L ^a  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Death; Iatrogenic injury; Medical error

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MEDICAL ERROR; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION; REVIEW; SYSTEM ANALYSIS;

DATA COLLECTION; HUMANS; MEDICAL ERRORS; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); SYSTEMS ANALYSIS;

EID: 0031196232     PISSN: 13561294     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2753.1997.00006.x     Document Type: Article

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