Addressing human error within the Irish healthcare system

Irish Medical Journal

Volumn 104, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Connor, P O ^a   Keogh, I J ^b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; IRELAND; MEDICAL ERROR; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; SKILL; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; BIOENGINEERING; EDITORIAL;

HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; IRELAND; MEDICAL ERRORS;

EID: 79751478983     PISSN: 03323102     EISSN: 03323102     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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