Will the future continue to repeat the past?

Quality and Safety in Health Care

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 74-

  Woodward, S J ^a  

^a NATIONAL PATIENT SAFETY AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; EXPERIENCE; FUTUROLOGY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SERVICE; RISK MANAGEMENT;

HUMANS; MEDICAL ERRORS; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; RISK MANAGEMENT; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; SCAPEGOATING; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS;

EID: 17144428569     PISSN: 14753898     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/qshc.2005.013722     Document Type: Editorial

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