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The Identification of Medical Errors by Family Physicians During Outpatient Visits

Nancy C. Elder, MaryBeth Vonder Meulen and Amy Cassedy
The Annals of Family Medicine March 2004, 2 (2) 125-129; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.16
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vol. 2 no. 2 125-129
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.16
PubMed 
15083851

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The Annals of Family Medicine
Print ISSN 
1544-1709
Online ISSN 
1544-1717
History 
  • Received for publication November 22, 2002
  • Revision received March 5, 2003
  • Accepted for publication March 26, 2003
  • Published online March 30, 2004.

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  1. Nancy C. Elder, MD, Msph,
  2. MaryBeth Vonder Meulen, RN, CCRC and
  3. Amy Cassedy, PhD
  1. Department of Family Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio
  1. CORRESPONDING AUTHOR: Nancy C. Elder, MD, MSPH, Department of Family Medicine, University of Cincinnati, PO Box 670582, Cincinnati, OH 45267-0582, eldernc{at}fammed.uc.edu
  1. Versions of this paper were presented at the North American Primary Care Research Group, November 18, 2002, New Orleans, La.

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