Suffering in silence: A qualitative study of second victims of adverse events

BMJ Quality and Safety

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 325-331

  Ullström, Susanne ^a   Sachs, Magna Andreen ^a   Hansson, Johan ^a   Øvretveit, John ^a   Brommels, Mats ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE OUTCOME; ARTICLE; CONTENT ANALYSIS; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MALE; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; PHYSICIAN; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; REGISTERED NURSE; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; ADVERSE EFFECTS; ETIOLOGY; INTERVIEW; MEDICAL ERROR; MENTAL STRESS; NURSE; PSYCHOLOGY; THERAPY;

FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MEDICAL ERRORS; NURSES; PHYSICIANS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84896511608     PISSN: 20445415     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjqs-2013-002035     Document Type: Article

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