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The husband's story: from tragedy to learning and action.

June 10, 2015

Bromiley M. BMJ Qual Saf. 2015;24(7):425-427.

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This commentary explores insights from the husband of a patient who died due to a medical error and his subsequent commitment to promote application of human factors engineering principles from the aviation industry to improve safety in health care organizations.

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