Patient neglect in healthcare institutions: A systematic review and conceptual model

BMC Health Services Research

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Reader, Tom W ^a   Gillespie, Alex ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Caring; Neglect; Organisational culture; Patient safety; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

AGED; CAREGIVER; ELDER ABUSE; ELDERLY CARE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; ETHICS; EUROPE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NOMENCLATURE; ORGANIZATION; PROFESSIONAL MISCONDUCT; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STANDARD; SYSTEM ANALYSIS;

AGED; CAREGIVERS; CAUSALITY; ELDER ABUSE; EUROPE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; PROFESSIONAL MISCONDUCT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS; TERMINOLOGY AS TOPIC;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84876803062     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6963-13-156     Document Type: Review

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