Health agency: drug errors still common.

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Health agency: drug errors still common.

August 2, 2006

Knox R. All Things Considered. National Public Radio; July 20, 2006.

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This story discusses findings from the 2006 Institute of Medicine report on medication errors and includes interviews with James Conway and Michael Cohen.

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