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NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Surgeon operates on wrong knee at Miriam Hospital.

Freyer FJ. Providence Journal. September 20, 2008.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

The pain of wrong site surgery.

Boodman SG. Washington Post. June 21, 2011:E1.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Wrong body part, wrong patient surgeries continue despite new procedures.

Rojas-Burke J. The Oregonian. May 25, 2011.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Medical mistakes unhappy reality.

Young A. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. May 3, 2009:B1.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Another wrong-site surgery at RI Hospital.

Freyer FJ. Providence Journal. October 24, 2009.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

The wrong foot, and other tales of surgical error.

Altman LK. New York Times. December 11, 2001;1:1.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Medical culture about errors may be changing.

Gulliver D. Herald Tribune. September 3, 2007.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

'Wrong-site' surgical mistakes are rare, preventable.

Stein L. St. Petersburg Times. June 21, 2010.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

A towel with a safety message.

Lerner M. Minneapolis Star Tribune. January 25, 2009:B1.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Surgical mistakes persist in Bay State: still a tiny fraction of total procedures.

Kowalczyk L. Boston Globe. October 26, 2007;Metro section:1A.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Third wrong-sided brain surgery at R.I. hospital.

Associated Press. MSNBC. November 27, 2007.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

A pinpoint beam strays invisibly, harming instead of healing.

Bogdanich W, Rebelo K. New York Times. December 28, 2010;A1.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Wrong-patient, wrong-site procedures persist despite safety protocol.

O'Reilly KB. American Medical News; Nov. 1, 2010.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

When it's surgery, don't get it wrong.

Grant T. Washington Post. July 22, 2008:HE01

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Parkland knee surgery done by doctor in training leads to amputation, questions.

Egerton B. Dallas Morning News. November 14, 2010;A01.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

How to avoid falling victim to a hospital mistake.

Cohen E. Empowered Patient. CNN.com. November 13, 2009.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Doctor removes ovaries from wrong patient.

Bramson K, Mooney T. Providence Journal. August 18, 2006.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

A girl dies during restraint at hospital already criticized for problems.

Bernhard B, Kohler J. St. Louis Post-Dispatch. August 1, 2010:A1

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Hospitals collaborate to prevent wrong-site surgery.

Pelczarski KM, Braun PA, Young E. Patient Saf Qual Healthc. Sept/Oct 2010;7:20-22,25-26.

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'Wrong site' surgeries on the rise.

Davis R. USA Today. April 17, 2006.

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