Diagnostic Errors—The Next Frontier for Patient Safety
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- 11 March 2009
- journal article
- editorial
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in JAMA
- Vol. 301 (10) , 1060-1062
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2009.249
Abstract
During the past decade, awareness and understanding of medical errors have expanded rapidly, with an energetic patient safety movement promoting safer health caKeywords
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