Make no mistake - Errors can be controlled

Quality and Safety in Health Care

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 359-365

  Hinckley, C M ^a  

^a Assured Quality Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; LAW SUIT; PATIENT CARE; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0142240230     PISSN: 09638172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/qhc.12.5.359     Document Type: Review

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