Safety checklist compliance and a false sense of safety: new directions for research.

Christofer Rydenfält; Åsa Ek; Per Anders Larsson

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Safety checklist compliance and a false sense of safety: new directions for research.

October 23, 2013

Rydenfält C, Ek Å, Larsson PA. BMJ Qual Saf. 2014;23(3):183-6.

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Using a dynamic safety model, this commentary examines how checklists affect patient safety and recommends research topics to address concerns associated with their application.

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