Risk management in the care of medical emergencies after referral to hospital

Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of London

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 125-129

  Neale, Graham ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTESTINE RESECTION; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; MORTALITY; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PATIENT REFERRAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; RISK MANAGEMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; DATA COLLECTION; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HUMANS; IATROGENIC DISEASE; LIABILITY, LEGAL; MALE; MALPRACTICE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT ADMISSION; PILOT PROJECTS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RISK MANAGEMENT; STATE MEDICINE; STATISTICS; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 0031922577     PISSN: 00358819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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