Error prevention in medical practice: Have we progressed?;Prevención de errores en la práctica médica, ¿hemos progresado?

Archivos Argentinos de Pediatria

Volumn 106, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 99-101

  Ceriani Cernadas, José María ^a  

^a HOSPITAL ITALIANO DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MEDICAL ERROR; NOTE;

MEDICAL ERRORS;

EID: 47949120021     PISSN: 03250075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Note

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