The Effect of Clinical Experience on the Error Rate of Emergency Physicians

Annals of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 497-501

  Berk, William A ^a   Welch, Robert D ^a   Levy, Phillip D ^a   Jones, Jamira T ^a   Arthur, Crystal ^a   Kuhn, Gloria J ^a   King, Jeffrey J ^a   Bock, Brooks F ^a   Sweeny, Padraic J ^a  

^a DETROIT RECEIVING HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY PHYSICIAN; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; MEDICAL ERROR; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENCY EDUCATION;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MEDICAL ERRORS; PEER REVIEW;

EID: 54149116533     PISSN: 01960644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2008.01.329     Document Type: Article

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