Applying the Generic Errors Modeling System to Obstetric Hemorrhage Quality Improvement Efforts

JOGNN - Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 540-550

  Bingham, Debra ^a  

^a Women's Health Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN)   (United States)

Author keywords

Human error; Maternal mortality and morbidity; Obstetric hemorrhage; Quality improvement

Indexed keywords

EID: 84864018602     PISSN: 08842175     EISSN: 15526909     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1552-6909.2012.01373.x     Document Type: Article

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