Nurses taking on junior doctors' work: A confusion of accountability

British Medical Journal

Volumn 312, Issue 7040, 1996, Pages 1211-1214

  Dowling, Sue ^a   Martin, Robyn ^a   Skidmore, Paul ^a   Doyal, Lesley ^a   Cameron, Ailsa ^a   Lloyd, Sharon ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b Edgecombe Hall   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; LAW SUIT; MEDICAL PROFESSION; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; NURSE; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPONSIBILITY;

EID: 0029871205     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.312.7040.1211     Document Type: Article

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