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Patient Error: A Preliminary Taxonomy

Stephen Buetow, Liz Kiata, Tess Liew, Tim Kenealy, Susan Dovey and Glyn Elwyn
The Annals of Family Medicine May 2009, 7 (3) 223-231; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.941
Stephen Buetow
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vol. 7 no. 3 223-231
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.941
PubMed 
19433839

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The Annals of Family Medicine
Print ISSN 
1544-1709
Online ISSN 
1544-1717
History 
  • Received for publication April 16, 2008
  • Revision received August 5, 2008
  • Accepted for publication August 15, 2008
  • Published online May 11, 2009.

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  1. Stephen Buetow, PhD1,
  2. Liz Kiata, MA2,
  3. Tess Liew, MA2,
  4. Tim Kenealy, PhD, MBChB1,
  5. Susan Dovey, PhD3 and
  6. Glyn Elwyn, MBBCh, PhD4
  1. 1Department of General Practice and Primary Health Care, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
  2. 2Department of Social and Community Health, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
  3. 3Department of General Practice, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
  4. 4Department of Primary Care and Public Health, Cardiff University, Wales
  1. CORRESPONDING AUTHOR: Stephen Buetow, PhD, Department of General Practice and Primary Health Care, University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland Mail Centre, Auckland 1142, New Zealand, s.buetow{at}auckland.ac.nz

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