Safer by design.

Alison Tonks

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Safer by design.

March 3, 2011

Tonks A. BMJ. 2008;336(7637):186-8.

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The author discusses the ways in which design can affect patient safety and introduces a variety of innovative UK initiatives that apply human factors principles to support patient safety through effective design.

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