Improving patient safety through training in non-technical skills

BMJ (Online)

Volumn 339, Issue 7728, 2009, Pages 985-

  Flin, Rhona ^a   Patey, Rona ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b ABERDEEN ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT; AVIATION; CLINICAL EDUCATION; EDITORIAL; EDUCATION PROGRAM; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MEDICAL STUDENT; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEAMWORK;

EDUCATION, MEDICAL; HEALTH PERSONNEL; MEDICAL ERRORS; SAFETY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 70350537403     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17561833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.b3595     Document Type: Editorial

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