Engineering for safety: Use of failure mode and effects analysis in the laboratory - A well-known engineering tool now being used to assure patient safety

Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 16-18

  Woodhouse, Sherry ^a  

^a Pathology Consultants of South Broward   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD GROUP TYPING; ERROR; JOB PERFORMANCE; LABORATORY PERSONNEL; LABORATORY TEST; PATIENT CARE; SAFETY;

EID: 11344256431     PISSN: 00075027     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1309/H9WAEND5X8N59AGC     Document Type: Article

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