Systematic Reviews: Checklists for review articles
- 10 September 1994
- Vol. 309 (6955), 648-651
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.309.6955.648
Abstract
When we think about flying, it is obvious why a checklist is used before take off. Airplanes are complex machines. Things can go wrong with them, and it is preferable that problems are discovered on the ground. However brilliant a pilot and crew might be, most of us would prefer that they use a checklist when preparing for take off, rather than relying on memory.This publication has 21 references indexed in Scilit:
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