Doctors' thinking about 'the system' as a threat to patient safety

Health

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 29-46

  Waring, Justin J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Discursive regimes; Medical culture; Patient safety; Systems thinking

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MEDICAL ERROR; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PHYSICIAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SAFETY; THINKING; UNITED KINGDOM;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ENGLAND; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MEDICAL ERRORS; PHYSICIANS; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; STATE MEDICINE; THINKING;

EID: 33845291103     PISSN: 13634593     EISSN: 14617196     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1363459307070801     Document Type: Article

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