Medical error disclosure: a pressing agenda for Public Health researchers
Medical errors are not a prevalent discussion topic in the current public health literature. However, their impact on patient lives across the world is alarming. In the United States alone, more than 1.3 million patients are harmed every year by medical treatments that are intended to help them. Abo...
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| description | Medical errors are not a prevalent discussion topic in the current public health literature. However, their impact on patient lives across the world is alarming. In the United States alone, more than 1.3 million patients are harmed every year by medical treatments that are intended to help them. About three quarters of these adverse events are caused by preventable human error..... |
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| spelling | doaj.art-aa717f4c25564e7abc3a5f6ff7b4324c2023-01-03T02:24:16ZengSAGE PublishingJournal of Public Health Research2279-90282279-90362012-10-0113e33e3310.4081/jphr.2012.e3335Medical error disclosure: a pressing agenda for Public Health researchersAnnegret F. Hannawa0University of LuganoMedical errors are not a prevalent discussion topic in the current public health literature. However, their impact on patient lives across the world is alarming. In the United States alone, more than 1.3 million patients are harmed every year by medical treatments that are intended to help them. About three quarters of these adverse events are caused by preventable human error.....http://www.jphres.org/index.php/jphres/article/view/112 |
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