World without borders: Integrating clinical perspectives into the coronial jurisdiction in Victoria, Australia

Medicine and Law

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 13-29

  Bohensky, M ^a,b   Ibrahim, J E ^a,b   O'Brien, A J ^a,b   Emmett, S L ^a,b   Newman, E ^a,b   Charles, A ^a,b   Young, C ^a,b   Ranson, D L ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b The State Coroner's Office   (Australia)

Author keywords

Collaboration in healthcare; Coronial system; Medical error; Patient safety; Quality improvement

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENTAL DEATH; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CORONER; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MALPRACTICE; MEDICAL ERROR; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL EXPERT; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL PROFESSION; NURSING STAFF; PATHOLOGIST; PATIENT SAFETY; POLICE; WORK EXPERIENCE;

EID: 33645825851     PISSN: 07231393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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