Uncertainty and risk assessment

Advances in Psychiatric Treatment

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 70-78

  Dixon, Mandy ^b   Oyebode, Femi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; MEDICAL ERROR; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; PSYCHIATRIC TREATMENT; PSYCHIATRIST; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION; UNCERTAINTY;

EID: 38549130379     PISSN: 13555146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/apt.bp.105.002022     Document Type: Article

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