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Radiologic errors and malpractice: a blurry distinction.
Berlin L. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2007;189:517-522.
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Cognitive diagnostic error in internal medicine.
van den Berge K, Mamede S. Eur J Intern Med. 2013 Apr 5; [Epub ahead of print].
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Accountability for medical error: moving beyond blame to advocacy.
Bell SK, Delbanco T, Anderson-Shaw L, McDonald TB, Gallagher TH. Chest. 2011;140:519-526.
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System-related interventions to reduce diagnostic errors: a narrative review.
Singh H, Graber ML, Kissam SM, et al. BMJ Qual Saf. 2012;21:160-170.
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Radiation Therapy Safety: The Critical Role of the Radiation Therapist.
Odle TG, Rosier N. Albuquerque, NM: American Society of Radiologic Technologists Education and Research Foundation; 2012.
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Patient safety and error reduction in surgical pathology.
Nakhleh RE. Arch Pathol Lab Med. 2008;132:181-185.
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Errors in cancer diagnosis: current understanding and future directions.
Singh H, Sethi S, Raber M, Petersen LA. J Clin Oncol. 2007;25:5009-5018.
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Patient safety in emergency medical services: a systematic review of the literature.
Bigham BL, Buick JE, Brooks SC, Morrison M, Shojania KG, Morrison LJ. Prehosp Emerg Care. 2012;16:20-35.
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Identifying cross contaminants and specimen mix-ups in surgical pathology.
Hunt JL. Adv Anat Pathol. 2008;15:211-217.
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An international review of patient safety measures in radiotherapy practice.
Shafiq J, Barton M, Noble D, Lemer C, Donaldson LJ. Radiother Oncol. 2009;92:15-21.
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Role of intraoperative cholangiography in avoiding bile duct injury.
Massarweh NN, Flum DR. J Am Coll Surg. 2007;204:656-664.
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Systematic review and evaluation of physiological track and trigger warning systems for identifying at-risk patients on the ward.
Gao H, McDonnell A, Harrison DA, et al. Intensive Care Med. 2007;33:667-79.
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Overconfidence as a cause of diagnostic error in medicine.
Berner ES, Graber ML. Am J Med. 2008;121(suppl 1):S2-S23.
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The medicolegal aspect of error in pathology: a search of jury verdicts and settlements.
Kornstein MJ, Byrne SP. Arch Pathol Lab Med. 2007;131:615-618.
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Patient safety in geriatrics: a call for action.
Tsilimingras D, Rosen AK, Berlowitz DR. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2003;58:M813-M819.
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The neurologist and patient safety.
Glick TH. Neurologist. 2005;11:140-149.
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Quality in cancer diagnosis.
Raab SS, Grzybicki DM. CA Cancer J Clin. 2010;60:139-165.
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Diagnostic errors in the intensive care unit: a systematic review of autopsy studies.
Winters B, Custer J, Galvagno SM Jr, et al. BMJ Qual Saf. 2012;21:894-902.
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Fatal errors in nitrous oxide delivery.
Herff H, Paal P, von Goedecke A, Lindner KH, Keller C, Wenzel V. Anaesthesia. 2007;62:1202-1206.
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Patient safety strategies targeted at diagnostic errors: a systematic review.
McDonald KM, Matesic B, Contopoulos-Ioannidis DG, et al. Ann Intern Med. 2013;158(5 Pt 2):381-389.
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