Medical error-the third leading cause of death in the US

BMJ (Online)

Volumn 353, Issue , 2016, Pages

  Makary, Martin A ^a   Daniel, Michael ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL ERROR; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MORTALITY RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY; UNITED STATES; DEATH;

CAUSE OF DEATH; DEATH; HUMANS; MEDICAL ERRORS;

EID: 84969802532     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: 17561833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.i2139     Document Type: Article

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