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Author(s) -
James DeFontes
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
the permanente journal/permanente journal
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.445
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 1552-5775
pISSN - 1552-5767
DOI - 10.7812/tpp/04.968
Subject(s) - medicine , link (geometry) , information retrieval , computer network , computer science
Increased media attention on surgical procedures that were performed on the wrong anatomic site or wrong patient has prompted the health care industry to identify and address human factors that lead to medical errors.