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Title:

Medical errors and patient safety in palliative care: a review of current literature.

Document type:
Journal Article; Review
Author(s):
Dietz, I; Borasio, GD; Schneider, G; Jox, RJ
Abstract:
Recently, the discussion about medical errors and patient safety has gained scientific as well as public attention. Errors in medicine have been proven to be frequent and to carry enormous financial costs and moral consequences. We aimed to review the research on medical errors in palliative care and to screen relevant literature to appreciate the relevance of safety studies to the field.We performed a literature search using the database PubMed that cross-matched terms for palliative care with...     »
Journal title abbreviation:
J Palliat Med
Year:
2010
Journal volume:
13
Journal issue:
12
Pages contribution:
1469-74
Language:
eng
Fulltext / DOI:
doi:10.1089/jpm.2010.0228
Pubmed ID:
http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21155641
Print-ISSN:
1096-6218
TUM Institution:
Klinik für Anästhesiologie (DHM)
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