Development of medical checklists for improved quality of patient care.

B. Hales; M. Terblanche; R. Fowler; W. Sibbald

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Development of medical checklists for improved quality of patient care.

June 29, 2011

Hales B, Terblanche M, Fowler R, et al. International Journal for Quality in Health Care. 2007;20(1).

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The authors reviewed the literature to determine a methodology for developing checklists that support effective and reliable medical care task completion.

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