Medical errors education: a prospective study of a new educational tool.

James H Paxton; Ilan S Rubinfeld

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Medical errors education: a prospective study of a new educational tool.

April 7, 2010

Paxton JH, Rubinfeld IS. Am J Med Qual. 2010;25(2):135-42.

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A brief educational intervention was effective at improving medical students' knowledge about medical errors.

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