Adaptive regulation or governmentality: Patient safety and the changing regulation of medicine

Sociology of Health and Illness

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 163-179

  Waring, Justin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Governmentality; Management; Medical profession; Patient safety; Regulation

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; SAFETY; SOCIAL CHANGE; SOCIOLOGY; STANDARD; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HUMANS; PATIENT CARE; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; SOCIAL CHANGE; SOCIOLOGY, MEDICAL; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 33947584812     PISSN: 01419889     EISSN: 14679566     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9566.2007.00527.x     Document Type: Article

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