Beyond the organisational accident: The need for "error wisdom" on the frontline

Quality and Safety in Health Care

Volumn 13, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2004, Pages

  Reason, J ^a  

^a NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTOSINE; VINCRISTINE;

ACCIDENT; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; MEDICATION ERROR; NURSE; PHYSICIAN; REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, SPINAL; LEUKEMIA, LYMPHOCYTIC, ACUTE; MALE; MEDICAL ERRORS; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; RISK MANAGEMENT; VINCRISTINE;

EID: 10344239384     PISSN: 14753898     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/qshc.2003.009548     Document Type: Review

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