Perceptions of preventable medical errors in Alberta, Canada.

H. Northcott; L. Vanderheyden; J. Northcott; C. Adair; C. McBrien-Morrison; P. Norton; J. Cowell

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Perceptions of preventable medical errors in Alberta, Canada.

January 30, 2008

Northcott H, Vanderheyden L, Northcott J, et al. Int J Qual Health Care. 2007;20(2):115-122.

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This study surveyed 1500 households and discovered that more than 35% of respondents had experienced a preventable medical error. The same respondents, compared to those without such an experience, believed that errors occurred more frequently and that disclosure was less likely.

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