To Err Is Human Examined the High Rate of Medical

question 86

Multiple Choice

To Err is Human examined the high rate of medical errors in the U.S. hospitals; such errors are due to which of the following?

• A) Abuse
• B) Underuse
• C) Overuse
• D) Misuse
• E) None of these is correct.

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