Identifying vulnerable patients at heightened risk for medical error

Critical Care Nurse

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 61-70

  Mattox, Elizabeth Andersson ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH DISPARITY; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL ERROR; METHODOLOGY; NURSING CARE; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PATIENT CARE; RISK MANAGEMENT; TERMINAL CARE;

COMMUNICATION BARRIERS; CULTURAL DIVERSITY; FEMALE; HEALTH LITERACY; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL ERRORS; NURSING CARE; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PATIENT ISOLATION; RISK MANAGEMENT; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 77954611637     PISSN: 02795442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4037/ccn2010102     Document Type: Article

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