State of science: human factors and ergonomics in healthcare.

Sue Hignett; Pascale Carayon; Peter Buckle; Ken Catchpole

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State of science: human factors and ergonomics in healthcare.

December 6, 2013

Hignett S, Carayon P, Buckle P, et al. Ergonomics. 2013;56(10):1491-503.

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This commentary highlights challenges and potential risks around implementing human factors engineering approaches to improve patient safety and recommends areas of research to advance the understanding and reliability of these concepts.

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