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Accident Investigation - Missed Opportunities
INTRODUCTION The chemical industry is a much safer place to work than many industries with fewer inherent hazards. Nevertheless, almost all the accidents that have occurred need not have occurred. Most of them have happened before and have been described in published reports. Someone knew how to prevent them even if the people on the job at the time did not. There is something seriously wrong w...
متن کاملCommentary: Missed opportunities.
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The goal of rubella vaccination programs is to protect future progeny from intrauterine and congenital rubella (abortion, stillbirth, and congenital rubella syndrome [CRS]). Experience in the United States and northern Europe shows that substantial progress can be made in preventing the ravages of rubella acquired during pregnancy.1,2 Nevertheless, administrative gaps and some unforeseen demogr...
متن کاملCommentary: Successes and missed opportunities.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Science
سال: 2002
ISSN: 0036-8075,1095-9203
DOI: 10.1126/science.295.5562.1973