Adverse events in health care: A literature review

Journal of Nursing Management

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 155-164

  Brady, Anne Marie ^a   Redmond, Richard ^a   Curtis, Elizabeth ^a   Fleming, Sandra ^a   Keenan, Paul ^a   Malone, Anne Marie ^a   Sheerin, Fintan ^a  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; MEDICAL ERROR; RISK MANAGEMENT; STATISTICS; UNITED KINGDOM;

GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MEDICAL ERRORS; RISK MANAGEMENT;

EID: 64549090124     PISSN: 09660429     EISSN: 1365263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2834.2008.00887.x     Document Type: Article

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