Why are there medical errors and how can we talk about them?;Les erreurs en médecine: Pourquoi et comment en parler?

Revue d'Epidemiologie et de Sante Publique

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 315-322

  Richard, F ^a   Filali, H ^b   De Brouwere, V ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

^b Centre Royal d Etudes et de Recherches Spatiales   (Morocco)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; AFRICA; ANALYTICAL ERROR; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL PRACTICE; HUMAN RIGHTS; MEDICAL ERROR; OBSTETRICS; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY;

EID: 22944446066     PISSN: 03987620     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0398-7620(05)84610-3     Document Type: Review

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