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Medical error impact and strategies for its prevention

Ayça Asma Sakallı
1
,
Feyzanur Erdem
2
,
Maria Beatriz Morgado
3

  1. Department of Family Medicine, Balıkesir Atatürk City Hospital, Balıkesir, Turkey
  2. Department of Family Medicine, Istanbul Prof. Dr. Cemil Taşçıoğlu City Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
  3. Department of Family Medicine, Saúde Laranjeiro Health Unit, Almada, Portugal
Family Medicine & Primary Care Review 2024; 26(3): 345–351
Online publish date: 2024/09/30
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