A culture of safety or coping? Ritualistic behaviours in the operating theatre

Journal of Health Services Research and Policy

Volumn 12, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2007, Pages

  Waring, Justin ^a   Harrison, Steve ^b   McDonald, Ruth ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; ETHNOGRAPHY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; OPERATING ROOM; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

EID: 34248375662     PISSN: 13558196     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/135581907780318347     Document Type: Conference Paper

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