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Preventing Errors in Clinical Practice: A Call for Self-Awareness

Francesc Borrell-Carrió and Ronald M. Epstein
The Annals of Family Medicine July 2004, 2 (4) 310-316; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.80
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vol. 2 no. 4 310-316
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.80
PubMed 
15335129

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The Annals of Family Medicine
Print ISSN 
1544-1709
Online ISSN 
1544-1717
History 
  • Received for publication March 6, 2003
  • Revision received July 15, 2003
  • Accepted for publication August 11, 2003
  • Published online July 28, 2004.

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© 2004 Annals of Family Medicine, Inc.

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  1. Francesc Borrell-Carrió, MD1 and
  2. Ronald M. Epstein, MD2
  1. 1Department of Medicine, University of Barcelona, CAP Cornellà, Catalonian Institute of Health (ICS), Cornellà de Llobregat, Spain
  2. 2Departments of Family Medicine and Psychiatry, and the Office for Medical Education, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, NY
  1. CORRESPONDING AUTHOR: F. Borrell-Carrió, MD, Department of Medicine, University of Barcelona, CAP Cornellà, Catalonian Institute of Health (ICS), C/Bellaterra 39, 08940, Cornellà de Llobregat, Spain, 12902fbc{at}comb.es

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