Recognizing junior doctors' potential contribution to patient safety and health care quality improvement

Journal of Health, Organisation and Management

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 273-286

  Ibrahim, Joseph Elias ^a   Jeffcott, Shelley ^a   Davis, Marie Claire ^a   Chadwick, Liam ^b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Competences; Doctors; Medical personnel; Patient care; Quality improvement

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878235126     PISSN: 14777266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14777261311321824     Document Type: Article

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