Language games and tragedy: the Bristol Royal Infirmary disaster revisited.

Actors in health organizations often participate in language games which encompass clinical, professional, and organizational subject matter. Such language games intersect within the hospital environment. This paper appraises issues of clinical risk through the re-examination of the language games w...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Health, Risk & Society Vol. 8; no. 4; pp. 359 - 378
Main Author: Kewell BJ
Format: research Journal Article
Published: Taylor & Francis Ltd Dec2006
Online Access:View this record in EBSCOhost