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100			_aRosenthal, Marilynn M.
245		4	_aThe incompetent doctor: behind closed doors
260			_aBuckingham _bOpen University Press _c1995
300			_a167; bibl.; BookFind
490			_aState of health series
505			_aThe issues - why they are important; making mistakes - how doctors think about this; friendly efforts - the informal mechanisms; frustration mounts - requiring ""the skill of a politician and the tact of a diplomat""; behind closed doors - how effective are the informal mechanisms?; empirical research on medical mishaps and mistakes - challenges to professional norms; coming changes - will they make a difference?
520			_aPaperback
520			_aBased on qualitative, ethnographic research carried out in England and Sweden, this book examines a neglected area of professional self-regulation. It explores the range of informal and quasi-formal mechanisms used by doctor colleagues, health care managers and professional organizations in attempts to cope with the 'problem' of 'incompetent' doctor.
650			_aCLINICAL COMPETENCE
650			_aMALPRACTICE
650			_aNATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE
650			_aPEER REVIEW, HEALTH CARE
999			_c80279 _d80279