Diagnostic errors in pediatric radiology.

George A. Taylor; Stephan D. Voss; Patrice R. Melvin; Dionne A. Graham

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Diagnostic errors in pediatric radiology.

March 30, 2011

Taylor GA, Voss SD, Melvin PR, et al. Pediatr Radiol. 2011;41(3):327-34.

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Analysis of 265 errors in radiologic diagnosis was used to develop a taxonomy for diagnostic error in pediatric radiology.

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