Errors and adverse events in family medicine: Developing and validating a Canadian taxonomy of errors

Canadian Family Physician

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 270-276

  Jacobs, Sarah ^a   O'Beirne, Maeve ^b   Derflingher, Luz Palacios ^c   Vlach, Lucie ^c   Rosser, Walter ^d   Drummond, Neil ^b,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^d QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^e NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL STUDY; COMMUNITY CARE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FAMILY MEDICINE; FATIGUE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN RELATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL ERROR; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL RECORD; PATIENT CARE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 33847788353     PISSN: 0008350X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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