Evaluation of the culture of safety: Survey of clinicians and managers in an academic medical center

Quality and Safety in Health Care

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 405-410

  Pronovost, P J ^a   Weast, B ^a   Holzmueller, C G ^a   Rosenstein, B J ^a   Kidwell, R P ^a   Haller, K B ^a   Feroli, E R ^a   Sexton, J B ^b   Rubin, H R ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SURVEY; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MEDICAL STAFF; NURSE; PATIENT CARE; PHARMACIST; PHYSICIAN; REVIEW; SAFETY;

EID: 0345907933     PISSN: 09638172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/qhc.12.6.405     Document Type: Review

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