Review article: the influence of psychology and human factors on education in anesthesiology.

Ronnie Glavin; Rhona Flin

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Review article: the influence of psychology and human factors on education in anesthesiology.

January 30, 2005

Glavin R, Flin R. Can J Anaesth. 2012;59(2):151-8.

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This review discusses how human factors can improve safety in anesthesia and suggests tactics to formally incorporate it into anesthesiology curriculum.

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