The National Emergency Department Safety Study: study rationale and design.

Ashley F. Sullivan; Carlos A. Camargo; Paul D. Cleary; James A. Gordon; Edward Guadagnoli; Rainu Kaushal; David J. Magid; Sowmya R. Rao; David Blumenthal

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The National Emergency Department Safety Study: study rationale and design.

June 7, 2008

Sullivan AF, Camargo CA, Cleary PD, et al. Acad Emerg Med. 2007;14(12):1182-1189.

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The authors describe the process used to implement a national epidemiological study of medical error in emergency departments.

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