What are Patients’ Concerns about Medical Errors in an Emergency Department ? = ما هي مخاوف المرضى من الأخطاء الطبية في قسم الطوارئ ؟
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Patient concerns about medical errors in emergency departments.
OBJECTIVE Despite large numbers of emergency encounters, little is known about how emergency department (ED) patients conceptualize their risk of medical errors. This study examines how safe ED patients feel from medical errors, which errors are of greatest concern, how concerns differ by patient and hospital characteristics, and the relationship between concerns and willingness to return for f...
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عنوان ژورنال: Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal
سال: 2012
ISSN: 2075-0528
DOI: 10.12816/0003092