Classifying and interpreting threats to patient safety in hospitals: Insights from aviation

Journal of Organizational Behavior

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 919-940

  Tamuz, Michal ^a   Thomas, Eric J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

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EID: 33750197674     PISSN: 08943796     EISSN: 10991379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/job.419     Document Type: Article

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