Moving to a culture of safety in community home health care

Journal of Health Services Research and Policy

Volumn 13, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2008, Pages 20-24

  Stevenson, R Lynn ^a   McRae, Cora ^b,c   Mughal, Waqar ^b,c  

^a VANCOUVER ISLAND HEALTH AUTHORITY   (Canada)

^b FRASER HEALTH AUTHORITY   (Canada)

^c Fraser Health   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOSAFETY; CLINICAL RESEARCH; COMMUNITY PROGRAM; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MEDICAL STAFF; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PARTICIPATORY MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION; SCREENING TEST;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOME CARE AGENCIES; HUMANS; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; SAFETY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 41649110219     PISSN: 13558196     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/jhsrp.2007.007016     Document Type: Article

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