Culture, threat, and error: lessons from aviation

Canadian Journal of Anesthesia

Volumn 51, Issue , 2004, Pages R1-R4

  Helmreich, Robert L ^a   Davies, Jan M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Blood Alcohol Content; Error Management; Safety Culture; Shared Mental Model; Sleep Deprivation

Indexed keywords

EID: 12444323814     PISSN: 0832610X     EISSN: 14968975     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03018331     Document Type: Note

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