Diagnostic errors and patient safety [5]

JAMA

Volumn 302, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 258-

  Wachter, Robert M ^a   Holmboe, Eric S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b AMERICAN BOARD OF INTERNAL MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CERTIFICATION; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; LETTER; PATIENT SAFETY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; HUMAN; NOTE; SAFETY; CURRICULUM; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICAL STUDENT; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; HUMANS; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; SPECIALTY BOARDS; CURRICULUM; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EDUCATION, MEDICAL;

EID: 67651052409     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2009.1006     Document Type: Letter

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