Erratum to "Does safety climate moderate the influence of staffing adequacy and work conditions on nurse injuries?" [Journal of Safety Research (2007) 431-446] (DOI:10.1016/j.jsr.2007.04.004);Does safety climate moderate the influence of staffing adequacy and work conditions on nurse injuries?

Journal of Safety Research

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 431-446

  Mark, Barbara A ^a   Hughes, Linda C ^a   Belyea, Michael ^b   Chang, Yunkyung ^a   Hofmann, David ^a   Jones, Cheryl B ^a   Bacon, Cynthia T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Nurses; Occupational safety; Safety climate; Work conditions

Indexed keywords

HOSPITALS; NEEDLES; PERSONNEL TRAINING; UNITED STATES;

OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; SAFETY CLIMATE; SAFETY RULES; STRUCTURAL VARIABLES; WORK CONDITIONS;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION;

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENT; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INJURY; NURSING; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SAFETY; UNITED STATES; WORK;

ENVIRONMENT; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; NURSING; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SAFETY; UNITED STATES; WORK; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 34548636809     PISSN: 00224375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsr.2008.10.001     Document Type: Erratum

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