Dealing with failure: The aftermath of errors and adverse events
Annals of Emergency MedicinePublished 1 March 2002Open access
Robert L. Wears, Albert W. Wu
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Wears RL, Wu AW. Dealing with failure: the aftermath of errors and adverse events. Ann Emerg Med. March 2002;39:344-346.
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