Analysis of Australian newspaper coverage of medication errors

International Journal for Quality in Health Care

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-8

  Hinchcliff, Reece ^a   Westbrook, Johanna ^a   Greenfield, David ^a   Baysari, Melissa ^a   Moldovan, Max ^a   Braithwaite, Jeffrey ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Consumer advocacy; Medication errors; Printed media; Public policy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; AWARENESS; CONSUMER ADVOCACY; CONTENT ANALYSIS; DRUG SAFETY; FUNDING; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICATION ERROR; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; PEER REVIEW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; RELIABILITY; SCIENTIST;

AUSTRALIA; COMMUNICATION; HEALTH CARE RATIONING; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATION; HUMANS; MEDICATION ERRORS; NEWSPAPERS; PEER REVIEW, RESEARCH; PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES;

EID: 84855876127     PISSN: 13534505     EISSN: 14643677     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/intqhc/mzr067     Document Type: Article

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