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An ethnographic study of classifying and accounting for risk at the sharp end of medical wards.

Dixon-Woods M, Suokas A, Pitchforth E, et al. An ethnographic study of classifying and accounting for risk at the sharp end of medical wards. Soc Sci Med. 2009;69(3):362-9. doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2009.05.025.

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September 2, 2009
Dixon-Woods M, Suokas A, Pitchforth E, et al. Soc Sci Med. 2009;69(3):362-9.
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This study of four medical wards in the United Kingdom highlights the importance of understanding how staff members identify, evaluate, and address risk in assessing their responses to efforts to promote change.

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Dixon-Woods M, Suokas A, Pitchforth E, et al. An ethnographic study of classifying and accounting for risk at the sharp end of medical wards. Soc Sci Med. 2009;69(3):362-9. doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2009.05.025.