Research article summary (published Oct 2009):

They think they are playing chess but really they are playing poker.

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Author/s: Osborne, John L (JL);

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Publication Type: Letter

Journal: Lancet (Lancet), published in England. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2009-Oct; vol 374 (issue 9696) : pp 1148

Dates: Created 2009/10/05; Completed 2009/10/15;

PMID: 19801096, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 10/15/2009, IMS Date: )

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Clinical Competence Clinical Medicine - trends Evidence-Based Medicine - trends Humans

Humans Medical Errors - prevention & control; psychology Safety Management Thinking

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