Disclosure of Medical Errors

Pediatric Clinics of North America

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1091-1104

  Matlow, Anne ^a,b   Stevens, Polly ^a   Harrison, Christine ^a,b   Laxer, Ronald M ^a,b  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL ERROR; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; REVIEW; VICTIM;

DISCLOSURE; HUMANS; MEDICAL ERRORS;

EID: 33751186096     PISSN: 00313955     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pcl.2006.09.008     Document Type: Review

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