Roadmap for patient safety research: Approaches and roadforks

Scandinavian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 36, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 812-817

  Hofoss, Dag ^a   Deilkås, Ellen ^a  

^a AKERSHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Adverse events; patient safety; questionnaires; safety culture

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DENMARK; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; NORWAY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE;

HUMANS; MEDICAL ERRORS; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESEARCH; SAFETY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 56349164834     PISSN: 14034948     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1403494808096168     Document Type: Article

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