Review Reducing medical errors and adverse events. Citation Text: Pham JC, Aswani MS, Rosen MA, et al. Reducing medical errors and adverse events. Annu Rev Med. 2012;63:447-63. doi:10.1146/annurev-med-061410-121352. Copy Citation Format: DOIGoogle ScholarPubMedBibTeXEndNote X3 XMLEndNote 7 XMLEndnote taggedPubMedIdRIS Download Citation Save Save to your library Print Share Facebook Twitter Linkedin Copy URL February 8, 2012 Pham JC, Aswani MS, Rosen MA, et al. Annu Rev Med. 2012;63:447-63. View more articles from the same authors. This article provides an overview on numerous types of medical errors and adverse events, describing their impact, contributing factors, and strategies to address them. PubMed citation Available at Save Save to your library Print Share Facebook Twitter Linkedin Copy URL Cite Citation Citation Text: Pham JC, Aswani MS, Rosen MA, et al. Reducing medical errors and adverse events. Annu Rev Med. 2012;63:447-63. doi:10.1146/annurev-med-061410-121352. 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