Assessing patient safety culture: A review and synthesis of the measurement tools

Journal of Patient Safety

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 105-115

  Singla, Aneesh K ^a   Kitch, Barrett T ^a   Weissman, Joel S ^a,b   Campbell, Eric G ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Organizational culture; Quantitative instruments

Indexed keywords

EID: 33749833200     PISSN: 15498417     EISSN: 15498425     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.jps.0000235388.39149.5a     Document Type: Article

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