Diagnostic errors: Moving beyond 'no respect' and getting ready for prime time

BMJ Quality and Safety

Volumn 22, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 789-792

  Singh, Hardeep ^a  

^a MICHAEL E DEBAKEY VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER DIAGNOSIS; COGNITION; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MALPRACTICE; MEDICAL ERROR; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SAFETY;

ACCREDITATION; ADVERSE EVENTS, EPIDEMIOLOGY AND DETECTION; AMBULATORY CARE;

CONGRESSES AS TOPIC; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; HEALTH PRIORITIES; HUMANS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84884780058     PISSN: 20445415     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjqs-2013-002387     Document Type: Conference Paper

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