Medical errors and patient safety in palliative care: A review of current literature

Journal of Palliative Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1469-1474

  Dietz, Isabel ^a   Borasio, Gian Domenico ^a   Schneider, Gerhard ^b   Jox, Ralf J ^a  

^a LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WITTEN HERDECKE   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DATA BASE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL ERROR; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SAFETY; PATIENT SELECTION; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SYMPTOM; TERMINAL CARE;

HUMANS; MEDICAL ERRORS; PALLIATIVE CARE; SAFETY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 78650385149     PISSN: 10966218     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2010.0228     Document Type: Article

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