Contributing factors identified by hospital incident report narratives

Quality and Safety in Health Care

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 368-372

  Nuckols, T K ^a,b,c   Bell, D S ^a,b   Paddock, S M ^a,b   Hilborne, L H ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

^c 57 143 CHS ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; HOSPITALS, COMMUNITY; HUMANS; MEDICAL ERRORS; NARRATION; PATIENT DISCHARGE; RISK MANAGEMENT; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 61449196784     PISSN: 14753898     EISSN: 14753901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/qshc.2007.023721     Document Type: Article

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