The science of human factors: Separating fact from fiction

BMJ Quality and Safety

Volumn 22, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 802-808

  Russ, Alissa L ^a,b,c,d   Fairbanks, Rollin J ^e,f,g   Karsh, Ben Tzion ^h   Militello, Laura G ⁱ   Saleem, Jason J ^a,b,c,j   Wears, Robert L ^k,l  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b REGENSTRIEF INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e National Center for Human Factors Engineering in Healthcare   (United States)

^f GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^g the State University of New York   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

ⁱ Applied Decision Science   (United States)

^j Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis   (United States)

^k UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^l IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COMMUNITY CARE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SCIENCE; HUMAN; HUMAN FACTORS RESEARCH; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; PATIENT SAFETY; PRODUCTIVITY; REVIEW;

HUMAN ERROR; HUMAN FACTORS; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; PATIENT SAFETY; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT;

COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; GOALS; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; PATIENT SAFETY; SCIENCE;

EID: 84884600177     PISSN: 20445415     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjqs-2012-001450     Document Type: Review

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