Mapping the limits of safety reporting systems in health care-what lessons can we actually learn?

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 194, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 635-639

  Thomas, Matthew J W ^a   Schultz, Timothy J ^b   Hannaford, Natalie ^b   Runciman, William B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b Australian Patient Safety Foundation Inc   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; HEALTH CARE; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; INCIDENT REPORT; MEDICAL ERROR;

EID: 79959661552     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2011.tb03146.x     Document Type: Article

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