Psychological contribution to the understanding of adverse events in health care

Quality and Safety in Health Care

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 453-457

  Parker, D ^a   Lawton, R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COGNITION; COPING BEHAVIOR; CULTURAL FACTOR; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; MALPRACTICE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; THEORY;

EID: 0346325854     PISSN: 09638172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/qhc.12.6.453     Document Type: Review

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