Patient safety: A literature review to inform an evaluation of a maternity service

Midwifery

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2011, Pages

  Sinni, Suzanne V ^a   Wallace, Euan M ^a,b   Cross, Wendy M ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b HUDSON INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Australia)

Author keywords

Clinical risk management; Human error; Maternity; Patient safety

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MATERNAL WELFARE; MIDWIFE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; SAFETY; STATISTICS; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; MATERNAL WELFARE; MIDWIFERY; PATIENT SAFETY; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; WOMEN'S HEALTH; WORLD HEALTH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 81255195830     PISSN: 02666138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.midw.2010.11.001     Document Type: Article

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