A new tool for hazard analysis and force-field analysis: The Lovebug diagram

Clinical Risk

Volumn 19, Issue 4-5, 2013, Pages 87-92

  Card, Alan J ^a  

^a Evidence Based Health Solutions LLC   (United States)

Author keywords

organizational decision making; risk assessment; risk management; root cause analysis; Safety management

Indexed keywords

EID: 84901466644     PISSN: 13562622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1356262213510855     Document Type: Article

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