Why patient safety is such a tough nut to crack.

Ian P. Leistikow; Cor J. Kalkman; Hans de Bruijn

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Why patient safety is such a tough nut to crack.

July 6, 2011

Leistikow IP, Kalkman CJ, de Bruijn H. BMJ. 2011;342:d3447.

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This commentary presents ambiguity, autonomy, complexity, and visibility as challenges to improving safety and makes recommendations to address them.

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