Letter

Medical error

We need to develop wider vision to reduce errors

BMJ 2008; 337 doi: 10.1136/bmj.a1500 (Published 3 September 2008)
Cite this as: BMJ 2008;337:a1500

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  1. Alan Murray, clinical director, professor of cardiovascular physics1
  1. 1Regional Medical Physics, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne NE7 7DN
  1. alan.murray{at}ncl.ac.uk

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