Reducing medical errors and adverse events.

Julius Cuong Pham; Monica S. Aswani; Michael A. Rosen; HeeWon Lee; Matthew Huddle; Kristina Weeks; Peter Pronovost

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Reducing medical errors and adverse events.

February 8, 2012

Pham JC, Aswani MS, Rosen MA, et al. Annu Rev Med. 2012;63:447-63.

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This article provides an overview on numerous types of medical errors and adverse events, describing their impact, contributing factors, and strategies to address them.

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