AHRQ's hospital survey on patient safety culture: Psychometric analyses

Journal of Patient Safety

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 139-144

  Blegen, Mary A ^a   Gearhart, Susan ^a   O'Brien, Roxanne ^a   Sehgal, Niraj L ^a   Alldredge, Brian K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Measurement; Multidisciplinary; Safety culture

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MEDICAL ERROR; ORGANIZATION; PSYCHOMETRY; SAFETY; UNITED STATES;

HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; MEDICAL ERRORS; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; PSYCHOMETRICS; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR HEALTHCARE RESEARCH AND QUALITY;

EID: 70249136188     PISSN: 15498417     EISSN: 15498425     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PTS.0b013e3181b53f6e     Document Type: Article

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