Barriers to reporting medication errors: A measurement equivalence perspective

Quality and Safety in Health Care

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2010, Pages

  Etchegaray, Jason M ^a   Throckmorton, Terry ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^b HOUSTON METHODIST HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MANDATORY REPORTING; MEDICATION ERROR; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; UNITED STATES;

FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MANDATORY REPORTING; MEDICATION ERRORS; TEXAS;

EID: 78650386823     PISSN: 14753898     EISSN: 14753901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/qshc.2008.031534     Document Type: Article

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