Special Section: Patient Safety.

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Special Section: Patient Safety.

May 24, 2006

Hum Factors. 2006;48(1):1-108.

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This set of ten articles addresses the role that human factors plays in patient safety issues, including medication administration barcoding, virtual reality simulation, and decision support system acceptance.

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