Patient error: A preliminary taxonomy

Annals of Family Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 223-231

  Buetow, Stephen ^a   Kiata, Liz ^a   Liew, Tess ^a   Kenealy, Tim ^a   Dovey, Susan ^b   Elwyn, Glyn ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^c CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Classification; Patients; Primary health care; Safety

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ERROR; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT DECISION MAKING; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE;

EID: 67649588680     PISSN: 15441709     EISSN: 15441717     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1370/afm.941     Document Type: Article

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