Defining and classifying medical error: Lessons for learning

Quality and Safety in Health Care

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 8-9

  Sutcliffe, K M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LEARNING; MEDICAL ERROR; MEDICATION ERROR; METHODOLOGY; NOTE; PHARMACIST; PHARMACY; SAFETY;

GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MEDICAL ERRORS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE;

EID: 1242329152     PISSN: 14753898     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/qshc.2003.008987     Document Type: Note

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