Cognitive error as the most frequent contributory factor in cases of medical injury: A study on verdict's judgment among closed claims in Japan - Tokuda - 2010 - Journal of Hospital Medicine - Wiley Online Library

Cognitive error as the most frequent contributory factor in cases of medical injury: a study on verdict's judgment among closed claims in Japan.
Tokuda Y, Kishida N, Konishi R, Koizumi S. J Hosp Med. 2010 Aug 17; [Epub ahead of print].

This closed claims analysis found that cognitive factors, including errors in judgment and failure of vigilance, were important and frequent causes of medical injury.


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Cognitive error as the most frequent contributory factor in cases of medical injury: A study on verdict's judgment among closed claims in Japan - Tokuda - 2010 - Journal of Hospital Medicine - Wiley Online Library