Attitudes about patient safety: A survey of physicians-in-training

American Journal of Medical Quality

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 70-77

  Sorokin, Rachel ^a   Riggio, Jeff M ^b   Hwang, Constance ^c  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adverse events; Attitudes of medical personnel; Medical education; Medical errors; Patient safety

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MEDICAL STAFF; MEDICAL STUDENT; PATIENT; PHYSICIAN; REVIEW; SAFETY; TEAMWORK; TRAINING; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICINE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MALE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; SPECIALTIES, MEDICAL; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; TRUTH DISCLOSURE;

EID: 17944371704     PISSN: 10628606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1062860604274383     Document Type: Review

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