Taking Steps Towards a Safer Future: Measures to Promote Timely and Accurate Medical Diagnosis

American Journal of Medicine

Volumn 121, Issue 5 SUPPL., 2008, Pages

  Graber, Mark L ^a  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; DECISION MAKING; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, ROUTINE; HUMANS; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; SAFETY;

EID: 42949093529     PISSN: 00029343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2008.02.006     Document Type: Editorial

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