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Near-misses are an opportunity to improve patient safety: adapting strategies of high reliability organizations to healthcare.

Van Spall H, Kassam A, Tollefson TT. Near-misses are an opportunity to improve patient safety: adapting strategies of high reliability organizations to healthcare. Curr Opin Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2015;23(4):292-6. doi:10.1097/MOO.0000000000000177.

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July 16, 2015
Van Spall H, Kassam A, Tollefson TT. Curr Opin Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2015;23(4):292-6.
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Van Spall H, Kassam A, Tollefson TT. Near-misses are an opportunity to improve patient safety: adapting strategies of high reliability organizations to healthcare. Curr Opin Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2015;23(4):292-6. doi:10.1097/MOO.0000000000000177.