Changing the face of whistleblowing

BMJ (Online)

Volumn 338, Issue 7707, 2009, Pages 1341-

  Gooderham, Peter ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; LAW; MALPRACTICE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED KINGDOM; WHISTLEBLOWING;

GREAT BRITAIN; STATE MEDICINE; WHISTLEBLOWING;

EID: 67650069213     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17561833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.b2090     Document Type: Editorial

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