Learning from disasters to improve patient safety: Applying the generic disaster pathway to health system errors

BMJ Quality and Safety

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-8

  Travaglia, Joanne F ^a   Hughes, Clifford ^b   Braithwaite, Jeffrey ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b Clinical Excellence Commission   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTARABINE; DEXAMETHASONE; FOLINIC ACID; HYDROCORTISONE; METHOTREXATE; VINCRISTINE;

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; BJOERK SHILEY VALVE PROSTHESIS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MEDICAL ERROR; MEDICATION ERROR; NEUROTOXICITY; NOTE; PATIENT SAFETY; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 79953785829     PISSN: 20445415     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjqs.2009.038885     Document Type: Note

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