Factors associated with disclosure of medical errors by housestaff

BMJ Quality and Safety

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 271-278

  Kronman, Andrea C ^a   Paasche Orlow, Michael ^a   Orlander, Jay D ^a,b  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VA BOSTON HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIVARIATE ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LEARNING; LEARNING ENVIRONMENT; MALE; MEDICAL ERROR; MEDICAL STUDENT; MICROENVIRONMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; ORGANIZATION; PATIENT SAFETY; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; UNIVARIATE ANALYSIS; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; BOSTON; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DISCLOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MALE; MEDICAL ERRORS; MEDICAL STAFF; MEDICINE; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; PATIENT SAFETY; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; ROOT CAUSE ANALYSIS; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 84858751270     PISSN: 20445415     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjqs-2011-000084     Document Type: Article

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