Standing up for safety.

Nigel Hawkes

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Standing up for safety.

June 24, 2009

Hawkes N. BMJ (Clinical research ed.). 2009;338:b2286.

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This news article summarizes a conference that educated new physicians about medical errors and encouraged them to participate in safety improvement efforts.

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