Explaining ethnic disparities in patient safety: A qualitative analysis

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 100, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2010, Pages

  Suurmond, Jeanine ^a   Ulters, Ellen ^b   De Bruljne, Marti Ne C ^c   Stronks, Karlen ^a   Essink Bot, Marie Louise ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

^c VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MEDICAL ERROR; MIGRATION; NETHERLANDS; SAFETY;

EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MEDICAL ERRORS; NETHERLANDS; SAFETY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 77950575056     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2009.167064     Document Type: Article

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