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Using text mining techniques to identify health care providers with patient safety problems: exploratory study.

Hendrickx I, Voets T, van Dyk P, et al. Using text mining techniques to identify health care providers with patient safety problems: exploratory study. J Med Internet Res. 2021;23(7):e19064. doi:10.2196/19064.

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October 13, 2021
Hendrickx I, Voets T, van Dyk P, et al. J Med Internet Res. 2021;23(7):e19064.
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Hendrickx I, Voets T, van Dyk P, et al. Using text mining techniques to identify health care providers with patient safety problems: exploratory study. J Med Internet Res. 2021;23(7):e19064. doi:10.2196/19064.