Language games and tragedy: The Bristol Royal Infirmary disaster revisited

Health, Risk and Society

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 359-377

  Kewell, B J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Language games; Organizational discourse; Public sector disasters; Risk

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COURT; DATA ANALYSIS; DISCOURSE ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEART SURGERY; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LAW SUIT; MASS MEDIUM; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL ERROR; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; PATIENT SAFETY; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; RISK MANAGEMENT; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 33845697595     PISSN: 13698575     EISSN: 14698331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13698570601008305     Document Type: Article

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