Evidence on interventions to reduce medical errors
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Evidence on interventions to reduce medical errors: an overview and recommendations for future research.
OBJECTIVE To critically review the existing evidence on interventions aimed at reducing errors in health care delivery. DESIGN Systematic review of randomized trials on behavioral, educational, informational and management interventions relating to medical errors. Pertinent studies were identified from MEDLINE, EMBASE, the Cochrane Clinical Trials Registry, and communications with experts. ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of General Internal Medicine
سال: 2001
ISSN: 0884-8734,1525-1497
DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1497.2001.00714.x