Factors influencing incident reporting in surgical care

Quality and Safety in Health Care

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 116-120

  Kreckler, S ^a   Catchpole, K ^a   Mcculloch, P ^a   Handa, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCIDENT REPORT; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NURSE; OPERATING ROOM PERSONNEL; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICIAN; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SURGICAL WARD; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; GREAT BRITAIN; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; MEDICAL ERRORS; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK MANAGEMENT; SURGERY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL;

EID: 65749094075     PISSN: 14753898     EISSN: 14753901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/qshc.2008.026534     Document Type: Article

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