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The problem with root cause analysis
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- Authors
- Peerally, M. F., Carr, S., Waring, J., & Dixon-Woods, M.
- Venue
- BMJ Quality & Safety
- Publisher
- BMJ
- Published
- 2016-06-23
- Volume
- 26
- Issue
- 5
- Pages
- 417-422
- ISSN
- 1475-3898 (ISSN-L)
- 2044-5415
- 2044-5423
- OpenAlex
- W2475120410
- Cited by
- 398
- References
- 47
- FWCI
- 54.64
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- hybrid
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