Error in medicine: The role of the morbidity & Mortality conference

Virtual Mentor

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 315-319

  Liu, Vincent ^a  

^a BELLEVUE HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

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EID: 85065224604     PISSN: 19377010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2005.7.4.msoc1-0504     Document Type: Article

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