Perceptions of preventable medical errors in Alberta, Canada

International Journal for Quality in Health Care

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 115-122

  Northcott, Herbert ^a   Vanderheyden, Laura ^b   Northcott, Jennifer ^a   Adair, Carol ^b   McBrien Morrison, Charlene ^c   Norton, Peter ^d   Cowell, John ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^c Health Quality Council of Alberta   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Health service quality; Medical errors; Patient safety; Public satisfaction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MEDICAL ERROR; PATIENT SAFETY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL SECRECY; PUBLIC OPINION; RESPONSIBILITY; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALBERTA; CONFIDENTIALITY; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; DISCLOSURE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MEDICAL ERRORS; MIDDLE AGED; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; PUBLIC OPINION; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 41149106428     PISSN: 13534505     EISSN: 14643677     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/intqhc/mzm067     Document Type: Article

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