Residents' suggestions for reducing errors in teaching hospitals.

Kevin G M Volpp; David Grande

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Residents' suggestions for reducing errors in teaching hospitals.

March 6, 2005

Volpp KGM, Grande D. N Engl J Med. 2003;348(9):851-5.

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