A Case Study in Medical Error: The Use of the Portfolio Entry

Academic Emergency Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 388-392

  Chisholm, Carey D ^a,c   Croskerry, Pat ^b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c Methodist Emergency Med/Trauma Ctr   (United States)

Author keywords

Core competency; Graduate medical education; Medical error; Portfolios; Residency

Indexed keywords

ENOXAPARIN;

ACCREDITATION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EDUCATION; COMPETENCE; CONTINUING EDUCATION; EDUCATION PROGRAM; ENTERITIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; ILEUS; LEARNING; MEDICAL ERROR; NECROTIZING FASCIITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 1842487528     PISSN: 10696563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1197/j.aem.2003.11.017     Document Type: Article

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