The Threats to Australian Patient Safety (TAPS) study: incidence of reported errors in general practice.

Meredith A B Makeham; Michael R Kidd; Deborah C Saltman; Michael Mira; Charles Bridges-Webb; Chris Cooper; Simone Stromer

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The Threats to Australian Patient Safety (TAPS) study: incidence of reported errors in general practice.

August 2, 2006

Makeham MAB, Kidd MR, Saltman DC, et al. Med J Aust. 2006;185(2):95-8.

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The investigators analyzed error data anonymously reported by general practitioners in New South Wales.

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