Errors today and errors tomorrow

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 348, Issue 25, 2003, Pages 2570-2572

  Berwick, Donald M ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR HEALTHCARE IMPROVEMENT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; IATROGENIC DISEASE; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; SAFETY; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TRAINING; UNITED STATES; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MEDICAL ERRORS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0038807440     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMe030044     Document Type: Editorial

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