Critical care nurses' perceptions of patient safety in Turkey

Journal of Nursing Care Quality

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 375-378

  Badir, Aysel ^a   Herdman, Elizabeth A ^a  

^a KOÇ UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Critical care nurses; Patient safety; Quality management

Indexed keywords

EID: 55349087594     PISSN: 10573631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.NCQ.0000336677.56089.24     Document Type: Article

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