Risk factors for patient-reported medical errors in eleven countries

Health Expectations

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 321-331

  Schwappach, David L B ^a,b  

^a Swiss Patient Safety Foundation   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Medical errors; Patient reported outcomes; Safety; Survey

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MALE; MEDICAL ERROR; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; INTERNATIONALITY; MALE; MEDICAL ERRORS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENTS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RISK FACTORS; SELF REPORT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84899658448     PISSN: 13696513     EISSN: 13697625     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1369-7625.2011.00755.x     Document Type: Article

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