The global burden of diagnostic errors in primary care
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The global burden of diagnostic errors in primary care
Diagnosis is one of the most important tasks performed by primary care physicians. The World Health Organization (WHO) recently prioritized patient safety areas in primary care, and included diagnostic errors as a high-priority problem. In addition, a recent report from the Institute of Medicine in the USA, 'Improving Diagnosis in Health Care', concluded that most people will likely experience ...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMJ Quality & Safety
سال: 2016
ISSN: 2044-5415,2044-5423
DOI: 10.1136/bmjqs-2016-005401