From aviation to medicine: Applying concepts of aviation safety to risk management in ambulatory care

Quality and Safety in Health Care

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 35-39

  Wilf Miron, R ^a   Lewenhoff, I ^a   Benyamini, Z ^b   Aviram, A ^c  

^a MACCABI HEALTHCARE SERVICES   (Israel)

^b Eilat Safety/Risk Management Ltd   (Israel)

^c Israel Natl Inst Hlth Plcy H   (Israel)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; AEROSPACE MEDICINE; AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT; AMBULATORY CARE; ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTICLE; AVIATION; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; RISK MANAGEMENT; SAFETY;

EID: 0037323613     PISSN: 09638172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/qhc.12.1.35     Document Type: Article

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