Do expert assessments converge? An exploratory case study of evaluating and managing a blood supply risk

BMC Public Health

Volumn 11, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Eyles, John ^a   Heddle, Nancy ^a   Webert, Kathryn ^a   Arnold, Emmy ^a   McCurdy, Bronwen ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CANADA; ECONOMICS; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; OBSERVER VARIATION; PATIENT SAFETY; PRODUCT RECALL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT;

BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CANADA; FINANCING, GOVERNMENT; HUMANS; OBSERVER VARIATION; PATIENT SAFETY; PRODUCT RECALLS AND WITHDRAWALS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT;

EID: 80052030497     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-11-666     Document Type: Article

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