The use and impact of national confidential enquiries in high-income countries

BMJ Quality and Safety

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 38-45

  Angelow, Aniela ^a   Black, Nick ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIA; ARTICLE; CHILDBIRTH; CONFIDENTIALITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HOMICIDE; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MEDICAL AUDIT; PATIENT SAFETY; PERINATAL MORTALITY; PROFESSIONAL SECRECY; SUICIDE;

EID: 79953787675     PISSN: 20445415     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjqs.2010.040477     Document Type: Article

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