title: Medical error-the third leading cause of death in the US.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA mmakary1@jhmi.edu.
authors.forename: Martin A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Makary
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Daniel
mesh_terms: D002423:Cause of Death; D003643:Death; D006801:Humans; D019300:Medical Errors