Disclosing medical errors: We're halfway there

Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine

Volumn 162, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 991-992

  Levinson, Wendy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; EDITORIAL; EMOTIONALITY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LABORATORY TEST; LEGAL ASPECT; MALPRACTICE; MEDICAL ERROR; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PEDIATRICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; PEDIATRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; TRUTH DISCLOSURE;

EID: 53849138346     PISSN: 10724710     EISSN: 15383628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archpedi.162.10.991     Document Type: Editorial

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