Contradictions in the concept of professional culpability

Health Care Analysis

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 137-152

  Bryant, Rosemary ^a  

^a Royal College of Nursing   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adverse events; Free will; Professional autonomy; Professional culpability; Quality of health care; System approach

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; PHILOSOPHY; PSYCHOLOGY;

DEFENSIVE MEDICINE; HUMANS; MEDICAL ERRORS; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PROFESSIONAL AUTONOMY; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RISK MANAGEMENT; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY;

EID: 34250332272     PISSN: 10653058     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10728-007-0049-5     Document Type: Article

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