The pursuit of better diagnostic performance: a human factors perspective.

Kerm Henriksen; Jeff Brady

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The pursuit of better diagnostic performance: a human factors perspective.

June 19, 2013

Henriksen K, Brady J. BMJ Qual Saf. 2013;22(Suppl 2):ii1-ii5.

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This commentary explores how principles from human factors can be applied to reduce diagnostic errors.

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