Failure mode and effects analysis outputs: are they valid?

Nada Atef Shebl; Bryony Dean Franklin; Nick Barber

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Failure mode and effects analysis outputs: are they valid?

August 15, 2012

Shebl NA, Franklin BD, Barber N. BMC Health Serv Res. 2012;12:150.

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This study casts doubt on the validity and reliability of failure mode and effect analysis, a commonly used tool to prospectively identify safety hazards.

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