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To err on humans is not benign: Incentives for adoption of medical error-reporting systems

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  • Zivin, Joshua Graff
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  • Zivin, Joshua Graff & Pfaff, Alexander S. P., 2004. "To err on humans is not benign: Incentives for adoption of medical error-reporting systems," Journal of Health Economics, Elsevier, vol. 23(5), pages 935-949, September.
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