Study Classifying laboratory incident reports to identify problems that jeopardize patient safety. Citation Text: Astion ML; Shojania KG; Hamill TR; Kim S; Ng VL. Copy Citation Save Save to your library Print Share Facebook Twitter Linkedin Copy URL September 7, 2005 Astion ML; Shojania KG; Hamill TR; Kim S; Ng VL. View more articles from the same authors. The investigators describe a system for classifying errors in clinical laboratories. PubMed citation Save Save to your library Print Share Facebook Twitter Linkedin Copy URL Cite Citation Citation Text: Astion ML; Shojania KG; Hamill TR; Kim S; Ng VL. Copy Citation Related Resources From the Same Author(s) Medication reconciliation in the hospital: what, why, where, when, who and how? May 2, 2012 Making Health Care Safer: A Critical Analysis of Patient Safety Practices. March 27, 2005 Man falls off surgical table; St. Joseph's Hospital sued. August 4, 2010 Entire UPMC transplant team missed hepatitis alert. 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