Prioritizing threats to patient safety in rural primary care

Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 173-178

  Singh, Ranjit ^a   Singh, Ashok ^b   Servoss, Timothy J ^a,c   Singh, Gurdev ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b Niagara Family Medicine Associates   (United States)

^c CANISIUS COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MEDICAL ERROR; METHODOLOGY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RURAL HEALTH CARE; SAFETY; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH PRIORITIES; HUMANS; MEDICAL ERRORS; NEW YORK; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; SAFETY;

EID: 33947656897     PISSN: 0890765X     EISSN: 17480361     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-0361.2007.00086.x     Document Type: Article

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