Combating omission errors through task analysis and good reminders

Quality and Safety in Health Care

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 40-44

  Reason, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

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ARTICLE; ASSOCIATIVE MEMORY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; MANAGEMENT; MEMORY; RATING SCALE; SAFETY; SCORING SYSTEM; SHORT TERM MEMORY; TASK PERFORMANCE; TECHNICAL AID;

EID: 0036489344     PISSN: 09638172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/qhc.11.1.40     Document Type: Article

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