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The science of human factors: separating fact from fiction

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  • Alissa L Russ Veterans Affairs (VA) Health Services Research and Development Center on Implementing Evidence-Based Practice, Roudebush VA Medical Center, Indianapolis, Indiana, USARegenstrief Institute, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana, USAIndiana University Center for Health Services and Outcomes Research, Indianapolis, Indiana, USADepartment of Pharmacy Practice, Purdue University College of Pharmacy, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Rollin J Fairbanks National Center for Human Factors Engineering in Healthcare, MedStar Institute for Innovation, Washington DC, USADepartment of Emergency Medicine, Georgetown University, Washington DC, USADepartment of Industrial and Systems Engineering, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York, USA PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Ben-Tzion Karsh Departments of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Family Medicine, and Population Health Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Laura G Militello Applied Decision Science, LLC, Dayton, Ohio, USA PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Jason J Saleem Veterans Affairs (VA) Health Services Research and Development Center on Implementing Evidence-Based Practice, Roudebush VA Medical Center, Indianapolis, Indiana, USARegenstrief Institute, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana, USAIndiana University Center for Health Services and Outcomes Research, Indianapolis, Indiana, USADepartment of Electrical and Computer Engineering, IUPUI, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Robert L Wears Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Florida, Jacksonville, Florida, USAClinical Safety Research Unit, Imperial College London, London, UK PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  1. Correspondence to Dr Alissa L Russ, Roudebush VA Medical Center, VA HSR&D Center of Excellence, CIEBP, 1481 W. 10th St., 11-H, Indianapolis, IN 46202; alissa.russ{at}va.gov
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Russ AL, Fairbanks RJ, Karsh B, et al
The science of human factors: separating fact from fiction
BMJ Quality & Safety 2013;22:802-808.

Publication history

  • Received August 15, 2012
  • Revised January 11, 2013
  • Accepted February 14, 2013
  • First published April 16, 2013.
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November 03, 2016

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