Editorial: National critical incident reporting: Improving patient safety

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 103, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 623-625

  Smith, A F ^a   Mahajan, R P ^a  

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Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIA; ANESTHESIST; AUSTRALIA; BEHAVIOR; CRITICAL INCIDENTS METHOD; DATA BASE; DENMARK; DRUG SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM; EDITORIAL; GERMANY; GROUP PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INCIDENT REPORT; LEARNING; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MEDICATION ERROR; ONLINE SYSTEM; PATIENT MONITORING; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; PUBLICATION; SWITZERLAND; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED KINGDOM; WORK ENVIRONMENT; ANESTHESIOLOGY; MEDICAL ERROR; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; STANDARD;

ANESTHESIA; ANESTHESIOLOGY; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MEDICAL ERRORS; RISK MANAGEMENT;

EID: 74949130941     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: 14716771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aep273     Document Type: Editorial

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