Patient concerns about medical errors in emergency departments.

Thomas E Burroughs; Amy D Waterman; Thomas H Gallagher; Brian M Waterman; David Adams; Donna B Jeffe; William Claiborne Dunagan; Jane Garbutt; Max M Cohen; Jane Cira; Joe Inguanzo; Victoria J Fraser

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Patient concerns about medical errors in emergency departments.

March 6, 2005

Burroughs TE, Waterman AD, Gallagher TH, et al. Acad Emerg Med. 2005;12(1):57-64.

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This survey found that the majority of patients in the emergency department felt safe from medical errors, though some had specific concerns about their care.

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