Risk, safety and clinical practice : health care through the lens of risk / by Bob Heyman ... [et al.].
by Heyman, Bob.
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BookPublisher: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2010Description: x, 257 p. : ill.ISBN: 9780198569008 (pbk.).Subject(s): Health facilities -- Risk management | Medical care -- Safety measures | Hospitals -- Risk management | Risk Management -- methods | Safety Management -- methods | Health Facilities -- organization & administrationDDC classification: 362.10684
Contents:
Concept of risk -- Social construction of health risks -- Values and health risks -- Health risks and probabilistic reasoning -- Time and health risks -- Information about health risks -- Health risks and the media -- Regulation of health risks -- Health risk and the patient safety agenda -- Case study of swine flu and concluding remarks.
| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Long Loan | MAIN LIBRARY Science | RA971.38 .R57 2010 (Browse shelf) | Available | 112514 |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [225]-246) and indexes.
Concept of risk -- Social construction of health risks -- Values and health risks -- Health risks and probabilistic reasoning -- Time and health risks -- Information about health risks -- Health risks and the media -- Regulation of health risks -- Health risk and the patient safety agenda -- Case study of swine flu and concluding remarks.
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