Incidence of medical error and adverse outcomes on a pediatric general surgery service
Journal of Pediatric SurgeryPublished 1 September 2003
M.L. Proctor, Jennifer Pastore, J. Ted Gerstle, Jacob C. Langer
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Medical error occurs in more than one half of hospital admissions on a general pediatric surgery service and contributes to a substantial number of adverse outcomes.
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Medical error occurs in more than one half of hospital admissions on a general pediatric surgery service and contributes to a substantial number of adverse outcomes.
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