Measuring safety culture in healthcare: A case for accurate diagnosis

Safety Science

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 653-667

  Flin, Rhona ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Patient safety; Safety climate; Worker safety

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RISK MANAGEMENT; SURVEYS;

PATIENT SAFETY; SAFETY CLIMATE; WORKER SAFETY;

HEALTH CARE;

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BEHAVIOR; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; CLIMATE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; INDUSTRY; MEASUREMENT; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MODEL; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; PERCEPTION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESEARCH; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; THEORETICAL STUDY; WORKER;

EID: 34249951706     PISSN: 09257535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssci.2007.04.003     Document Type: Article

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