Identifying early warning signs for diagnostic errors in primary care: A qualitative study

BMJ Open

Volumn 2, Issue 5, 2012, Pages

  Balla, John ^a   Heneghan, Carl ^a   Goyder, Clare ^a   Thompson, Matthew ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIAGNOSTIC REASONING; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84869773048     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20446055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2012-001539     Document Type: Article

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