Avoidance of variability and error in radiology

Lancet

Volumn 354, Issue 9175, 1999, Pages 272-

  Lev, Michael H ^a   Rhea, James T ^a   Bramson, Robert T ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; RADIOLOGY;

EID: 0344327096     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(99)00145-2     Document Type: Note

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