Diagnostic errors in patients dying in hospital: Radiology's contribution: Radiology - Original article

Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 188-193

  Heriot, Gs ^a,b   McKelvie, P ^a   Pitman, Ag ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b C/o Professor Alex Pitman ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

Classification; Diagnostic error; Diagnostic imaging; Hospital information system; Radiology information system

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DYING; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDICAL RECORD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TAXONOMY;

AUSTRALIA; CAUSE OF DEATH; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; MORTALITY; RADIOLOGY; RISK MANAGEMENT;

EID: 66249138156     PISSN: 17549477     EISSN: 17549485     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1754-9485.2009.02065.x     Document Type: Article

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