Reasons for not reporting patient safety incidents in general practice: A qualitative study

Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 199-205

  Kousgaard, Marius Brostrom ^a   Joensen, Anne Sofie ^a   Thorsen, Thorkil ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Denmark; General practice; Incident reporting; Interviews; Patient safety; Qualitative research

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DENMARK; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; MEDICAL ERROR; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATIENT SAFETY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RISK MANAGEMENT; STANDARD; TIME;

DENMARK; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMANS; MEDICAL ERRORS; PATIENT SAFETY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RISK MANAGEMENT; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84870203207     PISSN: 02813432     EISSN: 15027724     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02813432.2012.732469     Document Type: Article

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