Junior doctors and patient safety: Evaluating knowledge, attitudes and perception of safety climate

BMJ Quality and Safety

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 65-71

  Durani, Piyush ^a   Dias, Joseph ^b   Singh, Harvinder P ^b   Taub, Nicholas ^c  

^a LEICESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b LEICESTER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMBIVALENCE; ARTICLE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL ERROR; MEDICAL STUDENT; PATIENT SAFETY; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; RELIABILITY; RESPONSIBILITY; WORKPLACE;

HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; PATIENT SAFETY; PHYSICIANS;

EID: 84872175338     PISSN: 20445415     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjqs-2012-001009     Document Type: Article

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