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Making the System Safer

Posted on May 6, 2008 by Emily

In the last 50 years, no one thinks that drivers have gotten better, but fatalities per mile driven have fallen over 80%. How has this become possible? What have we learned from this example that can be applied to other areas?
David Hemenway is a professor of Health Policy at the, Harvard School of [...]

Filed under: Medicine and Public Health | Tagged: injury prevention, physician errors, public health, public health success stories, safety, success stories, system, traffic safety | 1 Comment »

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