Discussion of Medical Errors in Morbidity and Mortality Conferences

JAMA

Volumn 290, Issue 21, 2003, Pages 2838-2842

  Pierluissi, Edgar ^a,d   Fischer, Melissa A ^b,c   Campbell, Andre R ^a   Landefeld, C Seth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d San Mateo County Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTINUING EDUCATION; EXPERIENCE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IATROGENIC DISEASE; INTERNAL MEDICINE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TRAINING; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

EID: 0344236291     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.290.21.2838     Document Type: Article

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