International Journal of Medical Informatics
Volume 79, Issue 4 , Pages e1-e17 , April 2010

Human factors engineering in healthcare systems: The problem of human error and accident management

  • P.C. Cacciabue

      Affiliations

    • Italian Flight Safety Committee - IFSC, Fiumicino Airport, Torre Uffici - room 501, 00054 Fiumicino - Rome, Italy
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author.
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  • G. Vella

      Affiliations

    • Università Di Torino, Dip. Fisiopatologia Clinica, Lab. Informatica & Ergonomia, Via Genova 3, 10126 Torino, Italy

Received 30 December 2007 ,Revised 1 September 2008 ,Accepted 24 October 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2008.10.005

International Journal of Medical Informatics
Volume 79, Issue 4 , Pages e1-e17 , April 2010