A Framework for Classifying Factors That Contribute to Error in the Emergency Department

Annals of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 815-823

  Cosby, Karen S ^a  

^a Jr Hospital of Cook County   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COGNITION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY WARD; ERROR; HEALTH CARE; HOSPITAL; MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; SAFETY; SKILL; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT;

EID: 0345689617     PISSN: 01960644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0196-0644(03)00635-8     Document Type: Article

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