Medical errors still claiming many lives.

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Medical errors still claiming many lives.

May 18, 2005

Weise E. USA Today. May 18, 2005.

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This article highlights a commentary published in JAMA by two leading experts in patient safety which summarizes the progress made since publication of the landmark To Err is Human report in 2000.

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