An investigation of the relationship between safety climate and medication errors as well as other nurse and patient outcomes

Personnel Psychology

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 847-869

  Hofmann, David A ^a   Mark, Barbara ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

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EID: 33750921264     PISSN: 00315826     EISSN: 17446570     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-6570.2006.00056.x     Document Type: Article

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