Comparing safety climate between two populations of hospitals in the united states

Health Services Research

Volumn 44, Issue 5 PART 1, 2009, Pages 1563-1583

  Singer, Sara J ^a,b,c   Hartmann, Christine W ^d,e   Hanchate, Amresh ^f   Zhao, Shibei ^d   Meterko, Mark ^d,e   Shokeen, Priti ^d   Lin, Shoutzu ^c,g   Gaba, David M ^c,h   Rosen, Amy K ^d,e  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^g Chronic Heart Failure (CHF) Quality Enhancement Research Initiative   (United States)

^h VA PALO ALTO HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Decomposition; Hospitals; Integrated hospital networks; Safety climate; Safety culture; Survey research

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PATIENT SAFETY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 69749112455     PISSN: 00179124     EISSN: 14756773     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-6773.2009.00994.x     Document Type: Article

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