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COMMENTARY
A "Weak" Response.
Reisman AB. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. December 2004.
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Missed Appendicitis.
Adams JG. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. June 2003.
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Undiagnosed Vaginal Bleeding.
Mandelblatt J. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. February 2004.
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Not a Miscarriage.
Learman LA. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. June 2003.
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The Dropped Lung.
Heffner JE. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. May 2003.
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Premature or Overdue?
Thomas J, Hannah M. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. April 2003.
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Code Blue—Where To?
Adams BD. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. October 2007.
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No Blood, Please.
Liang BA. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. May 2004.
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Triage Time Bomb.
Washington DL. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. January 2004.
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Poor Prognosis.
Lamont EB. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. September 2004.
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Delay in Initiating Antibiotics Leads to Fatal Error.
Bellini LM. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. February 2004.
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Preventable Rash.
McLean C. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. March 2005.
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When “Psychiatric” Symptoms are Not.
Goldberg RJ. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. February 2003.
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Ruptured Heterotopic Pregnancy.
Cedars MI. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. January 2004.
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Ectopic or Not?
Givens VM, Lipscomb GH. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. May 2003.
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On the Other Hand
Henneman EA. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. May 2007.
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Discharge Fumbles.
Forster A. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. December 2004.
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Doctor, Don't Treat Thyself.
Rosvold EO. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. September 2004.
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Crossing the Borderline
Oldham JM. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. December 2006.
STUDY
Missed and delayed diagnoses in the emergency department: a study of closed malpractice claims from 4 liability insurers.
Kachalia A, Gandhi TK, Puopolo AL, et al. Ann Emerg Med. Ann Emerg Med. 2007;49:196-205.
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