Framework for analysing risk and safety in clinical medicine

British Medical Journal

Volumn 316, Issue 7138, 1998, Pages 1154-1157

  Vincent, Charles ^a   Taylor Adams, Sally ^a   Stanhope, Nicola ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT; CLINICAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SAFETY; SHORT SURVEY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WORKLOAD;

EID: 0032507502     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.316.7138.1154     Document Type: Short Survey

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