Understanding excellence in complex, dynamic medical systems

Proceedings of the XIVth Triennial Congress of the International Ergonomics Association and 44th Annual Meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Association, 'Ergonomics for the New Millennium'

Volumn , Issue , 2000, Pages 136-139

  Carthey, Jane ^a   De Leval, Marc R ^a   Reason, James T ^b  

^a GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; BLOOD; BLOOD VESSELS; CARDIOLOGY; COGNITIVE SYSTEMS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MEDICINE; ONCOLOGY; PATIENT TREATMENT; PERSONNEL; SURGERY; TUMORS;

CARDIAC INTENSIVE CARE UNITS (CICU); HEMATOLOGY;

HUMAN ENGINEERING;

EID: 1842735381     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1177/154193120004402601     Document Type: Conference Paper

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