How experiencing preventable medical problems changed patients' interactions with primary health care.

Nancy C. Elder; Jeffrey Jacobson; Therese Zink; Lora Hasse

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How experiencing preventable medical problems changed patients' interactions with primary health care.

December 21, 2005

Elder NC, Jacobson J, Zink T, et al. Ann Fam Med. 2005;3(6):537-44.

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The investigators interviewed patients to determine their reactions after experiencing preventable medical errors.

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