Why isn't it better?

Editorial

John H Wasson. Ann Fam Med. 2004 Jul-Aug.

. 2004 Jul-Aug;2(4):292-3.

doi: 10.1370/afm.217.

No abstract available

Comment on

A string of mistakes: the importance of cascade analysis in describing, counting, and preventing medical errors.
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Event reporting to a primary care patient safety reporting system: a report from the ASIPS collaborative.
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Patient reports of preventable problems and harms in primary health care.
Kuzel AJ, Woolf SH, Gilchrist VJ, Engel JD, LaVeist TA, Vincent C, Frankel RM. Kuzel AJ, et al. Ann Fam Med. 2004 Jul-Aug;2(4):333-40. doi: 10.1370/afm.220. Ann Fam Med. 2004. PMID: 15335132 Free PMC article.

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