Reducing errors made by emergency physicians in interpreting radiographs: Longitudinal study

British Medical Journal

Volumn 320, Issue 7237, 2000, Pages 737-740

  Espinosa, James A ^a   Nolan, Thomas W ^b  

^a OVERLOOK HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Associates in Process Improvement   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RADIOISOTOPE;

ADVERSE DRUG REACTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EDUCATION; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; EMERGENCY WARD; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALPRACTICE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; RADIOLOGIST; RELIABILITY; STATISTICAL MODEL;

EID: 0034681860     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.320.7237.737     Document Type: Article

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