Reasons for not reporting adverse incidents: An empirical study

Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 13-21

  Vincent, Charles ^a   Stanhope, Nicola ^a   Crowley Murphy, Margaret ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clinical indicators; Incident reporting; Risk management

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE DRUG REACTION; ARTICLE; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; INCIDENCE; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; OBSTETRICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK MANAGEMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WORKLOAD;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; IATROGENIC DISEASE; MEDICAL ERRORS; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; MIDWIFERY; OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0032942425     PISSN: 13561294     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2753.1999.00147.x     Document Type: Article

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