Self-reported medical, medication and laboratory error in eight countries: Risk factors for chronically ill adults

International Journal for Quality in Health Care

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 182-186

  Scobie, Andrea ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

International health survey; Medical errors; Medication errors; Patient safety; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PATIENT; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LABORATORY ERROR; MALE; MEDICAL ERROR; MEDICATION ERROR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT; TELEPHONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MEDICAL ERRORS; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; SELF REPORT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79952612325     PISSN: 13534505     EISSN: 14643677     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/intqhc/mzq082     Document Type: Article

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