Study Doctors' thinking about 'the system' as a threat to patient safety. Citation Text: Waring J. Doctors' thinking about 'the system' as a threat to patient safety. Health (London). 2007;11(1):29-46. Copy Citation Format: Google ScholarPubMedBibTeXEndNote X3 XMLEndNote 7 XMLEndnote taggedPubMedIdRIS Download Citation Save Save to your library Print Share Facebook Twitter Linkedin Copy URL January 3, 2007 Waring J. Health (London). 2007;11(1):29-46. View more articles from the same authors. The author interviewed British physicians to explore how they explained threats to patient safety and found that the physicians think of the system as causing medical error. PubMed citation Available at Save Save to your library Print Share Facebook Twitter Linkedin Copy URL Cite Citation Citation Text: Waring J. Doctors' thinking about 'the system' as a threat to patient safety. Health (London). 2007;11(1):29-46. 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