Decision-making, uncertainty and risk: Exploring the complexity of work processes in NHS delivery suites

Health, Risk and Society

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 361-377

  Lankshear, Gloria ^a   Ettorre, Elizabeth ^a   Mason, David ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Decision making; Health care; Reproduction; Risk; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPETENCE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INFANT MORTALITY; LAW SUIT; MALPRACTICE; MATERNAL CARE; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; RELIABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION; UNCERTAINTY;

EID: 31144437398     PISSN: 13698575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13698570500390499     Document Type: Article

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