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... > contexts > demography > vital statistics > mortality > cause of death > medical mistakes
... > contexts > population characteristics > health > public health > epidemiologic measurements > demography > vital statistics > mortality > cause of death > medical mistakes
... > contexts > population characteristics > demography > vital statistics > mortality > cause of death > medical mistakes
... > contexts > population characteristics > health > public health > epidemiologic methods > data collection > vital statistics > mortality > cause of death > medical mistakes

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medical mistakes  

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  • Medical mistakes, or medical errors as they are called in research literature, are terms that defy easy definitions. In a widely cited report on adverse medical outcomes titled To Err Is Human: Building a Safer Health System, Kohn, Corrigan, and Donaldson of the Institute of Medicine (IOM) define medical error as the failure to achieve an intended goal either because of a failed initiative or a plan of action that is ill conceived. [Source: Encyclopedia of Death and the Human Experience; Medical Mistakes]

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