Advancing the research agenda for diagnostic error reduction

BMJ Quality and Safety

Volumn 22, Issue SUPPL.2, 2013, Pages

  Zwaan, Laura ^a   Schiff, Gordon D ^b,c   Singh, Hardeep ^d,e  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BREAST EXAMINATION; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL RESEARCH; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PATIENT SAFETY; REVIEW;

DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; MEDICAL ERROR, MEASUREMENT/EPIDEMIOLOGY; PATIENT SAFETY;

CLINICAL AUDIT; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; FORECASTING; HUMANS; RESEARCH; SAFETY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84884572775     PISSN: 20445415     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjqs-2012-001624     Document Type: Review

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