Invited commentary: Analyzing adverse medical events - It's the system!

Surgery

Volumn 133, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 624-626

  Rhodes, Robert S ^a  

^a American Board of Surgery   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CAREER; CLINICAL PRACTICE; ERROR; FATIGUE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MORTALITY; NOTE; ORGAN INJURY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGEON; SURGICAL RISK; SURGICAL TRAINING; VALIDATION PROCESS; WORKLOAD;

EID: 0038119754     PISSN: 00396060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/msy.2003.166     Document Type: Note

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