General practitioners' attitudes toward reporting and learning from adverse events: Results from a survey

Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 27-32

  Mikkelsen, Thorbjørn H ^a   Sokolowski, Ineta ^a   Olesen, Frede ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Adverse effects; Attitude of health personnel; Family practice; General practice; Medical errors; Risk management; Safety management

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CONTINUING EDUCATION; DENMARK; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DATABASES; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; LEARNING; MALE; MEDICAL ERRORS; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK MANAGEMENT; SAFETY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 32344441838     PISSN: 02813432     EISSN: 15027724     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02813430500508330     Document Type: Review

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