Whistleblowing over patient safety and care quality: a review of the literature

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Whistleblowing over patient safety and care quality : a review of the literature. / Blenkinsopp, John; Snowden, Nick; Mannion, Russell; Powell, Martin; Davies, Huw; Millar, Ross; McHale, Jean.

In: Journal of Health, Organization and Management, Vol. 33, No. 6, 05.09.2019, p. 737-756.

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Harvard

Blenkinsopp, J, Snowden, N, Mannion, R, Powell, M, Davies, H, Millar, R & McHale, J 2019, 'Whistleblowing over patient safety and care quality: a review of the literature', Journal of Health, Organization and Management, vol. 33, no. 6, pp. 737-756. https://doi.org/10.1108/JHOM-12-2018-0363

APA

Blenkinsopp, J., Snowden, N., Mannion, R., Powell, M., Davies, H., Millar, R., & McHale, J. (2019). Whistleblowing over patient safety and care quality: a review of the literature. Journal of Health, Organization and Management, 33(6), 737-756. https://doi.org/10.1108/JHOM-12-2018-0363

Vancouver

Blenkinsopp J, Snowden N, Mannion R, Powell M, Davies H, Millar R et al. Whistleblowing over patient safety and care quality: a review of the literature. Journal of Health, Organization and Management. 2019 Sep 5;33(6):737-756. https://doi.org/10.1108/JHOM-12-2018-0363

Author

Blenkinsopp, John ; Snowden, Nick ; Mannion, Russell ; Powell, Martin ; Davies, Huw ; Millar, Ross ; McHale, Jean. / Whistleblowing over patient safety and care quality : a review of the literature. In: Journal of Health, Organization and Management. 2019 ; Vol. 33, No. 6. pp. 737-756.

Bibtex

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