A systems ergonomics analysis of the Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells infection outbreaks

Ergonomics

Volumn 52, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1196-1205

  Waterson, Patrick ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Complex systems; Healthcare ergonomics; Organisational change; Socio technical systems; Work organisation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOENGINEERING; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CROSS INFECTION; EPIDEMIC; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; ORGANIZATION; PSEUDOMEMBRANOUS COLITIS; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; SYSTEM ANALYSIS; UNITED KINGDOM;

CAUSALITY; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; ENTEROCOLITIS, PSEUDOMEMBRANOUS; GREAT BRITAIN; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; STATE MEDICINE; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS;

EID: 70350103344     PISSN: 00140139     EISSN: 13665847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00140130903045629     Document Type: Article

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