Naval aviation safety and its application to medicine.

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Naval aviation safety and its application to medicine.

April 5, 2006

Harmon KT. Patient Saf Qual Healthc. March/April 2006.

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The author, a former flight surgeon, describes safety concepts and guidelines that have minimized mishaps in naval aviation and discusses how these may be applied to health care.

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