Safety learning system developmentdincident reporting component for family practice

Quality and Safety in Health Care

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 252-257

  O'Beirne, M ^a,b   Sterling, P ^a   Reid, R ^c   Tink, W ^a   Hohman, S ^a   Norton, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^c CENTER FOR HEALTH STUDIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; MEDICAL ERROR; MEDICAL RECORD; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; STANDARD;

COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; FAMILY PRACTICE; FORMS AND RECORDS CONTROL; HUMANS; MEDICAL ERRORS; PATIENT SAFETY;

EID: 77953830708     PISSN: 14753898     EISSN: 14753901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/qshc.2008.027748     Document Type: Article

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