Medical error: a discussion of the medical construction of error and suggestions for reforms of medical education to decrease error
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- 30 September 2001
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Wiley in Medical Education
- Vol. 35 (9) , 855-861
- https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2923.2001.01003.x
Abstract
Introduction There is a growing public perception that serious medical error is commonplace and largely tolerated by the medical profession. The Government and medical establishment’s response to th...Keywords
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