Near-miss errors in laboratory blood test requests by interns.

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Published in QJM on August 26, 2005

Authors

K M Chow1, C C Szeto, M H M Chan, S F Lui

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong. chow_kai_ming@alumni.cuhk.net

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