Patient safety and the aviation model: Medicine is still learning

International Journal of Risk and Safety in Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 131-137

  Looseley, Alex ^a,d   Hotouras, Alex ^b   Keogh, Michael ^c  

^a DERBY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b LINCOLN COUNTY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^d NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL ERROR; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL PROFESSION; PATIENT SAFETY; REVIEW;

EID: 70349146643     PISSN: 09246479     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/JRS-2009-0471     Document Type: Review

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