Defining and classifying medical error: Lessons for patient safety reporting systems

Quality and Safety in Health Care

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 13-20

  Tamuz, M ^a   Thomas, E J ^b   Franchois, K E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOSAFETY; CLASSIFICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DRUG MONITORING; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITAL PHARMACY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; MEDICATION ERROR; NORMAL HUMAN; PHARMACIST; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TAPE RECORDER;

GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MEDICAL ERRORS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; SAFETY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 1242284318     PISSN: 14753898     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/qshc.2002.003376     Document Type: Article

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