Reducing risk in health-care teams: An overview

Clinical Governance

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 200-204

  Kavanagh, Sean ^a   Cowan, Jane ^a  

^a Medical Protection Society   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clinical governance; Health services; Risk management; Team working

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; REVIEW; RISK MANAGEMENT; RISK REDUCTION; TEAMWORK;

EID: 9444267092     PISSN: 14777274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14777270410552224     Document Type: Review

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