Exploring situational awareness in diagnostic errors in primary care
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Diagnostic errors in primary care: lessons learned.
BACKGROUND Diagnostic errors occur more commonly than other kinds of errors, they are more likely to harm patients, and they are more likely to be preventable. Little is known about the presenting complaints, initial (incorrect) diagnoses, and physicians' personal lessons learned related to diagnostic errors. METHODS In 2009 and 2010, we invited a random sample of 200 family physicians, 200 g...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMJ Quality & Safety
سال: 2011
ISSN: 2044-5415,2044-5423
DOI: 10.1136/bmjqs-2011-000310