Barriers and facilitators to chemotherapy patients' engagement in medical error prevention.

D. L B Schwappach; M. Wernli

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Barriers and facilitators to chemotherapy patients' engagement in medical error prevention.

August 4, 2010

Schwappach DLB, Wernli M. Ann Oncol. 2011;22(2):424-30.

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This study found that patients are engaged in error prevention but perceive considerable barriers that vary by clinical context.

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