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Patient safety: latent risk factors.
van Beuzekom M, Boer F, Akerboom S, Hudson P. Brit J Anaesth. 2010;105:52-59.

This review discusses the importance of identifying latent factors that contribute to errors and applying a systems approach to rectify them.
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