Legal aspects of open disclosure: A review of Australian law

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 193, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 273-276

  Studdert, David M ^a   Richardson, Mark W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b Aickin Chambers   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; CIVIL RIGHTS; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LAW; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; MOTIVATION; PATIENT INFORMATION; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; ROOT CAUSE ANALYSIS; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; MANDATORY REPORTING; MEDICAL ERROR; RISK MANAGEMENT;

AUSTRALIA; HUMANS; MANDATORY REPORTING; MEDICAL ERRORS; RISK MANAGEMENT; TRUTH DISCLOSURE;

EID: 77957680020     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2010.tb03906.x     Document Type: Review

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