Error producing conditions in the intensive care unit

Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society

Volumn 2, Issue , 2007, Pages 702-706

  Drews, F A ^a   Musters, A ^a   Markham, B ^a   Samore, M H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRITICAL DEVICES; HUMAN ERRORS; HUMAN FACTORS; HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERINGS; MEDICAL DEVICES; PATIENT CARES; PATIENT SAFETIES;

HUMAN ENGINEERING; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; SAFETY ENGINEERING;

ERGONOMICS;

EID: 58149458671     PISSN: 10711813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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