Diagnostic error in medicine: Introduction

Advances in Health Sciences Education

Volumn 14, Issue 1 SUPPL, 2009, Pages 1-5

  Berner, Eta S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION;

CONGRESSES AS TOPIC; DECISION MAKING; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS, CLINICAL; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; HUMANS;

EID: 73349118177     PISSN: 13824996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10459-009-9187-x     Document Type: Editorial

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