Exploring 'system resilience' in the context of a hospital bed crisis

Contemporary Ergonomics and Human Factors 2010

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 605-613

  Williams, Mike D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENGLAND; HEALTH-CARE SYSTEM; HIGH DEMAND; HIGH RELIABILITY; NORMAL ACCIDENT THEORY; PATIENT SAFETY;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; HEALTH CARE; HOSPITALS;

ERGONOMICS;

EID: 84859604116     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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