The OR and a "just culture"

AORN Journal

Volumn 90, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 495-498

  Hamlin, Lois ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; HUMAN; MEDICAL ERROR; OPERATING ROOM; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC RELATIONS; SOCIAL JUSTICE; UNITED STATES;

HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; MEDICAL ERRORS; OPERATING ROOMS; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; SOCIAL JUSTICE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 73949114244     PISSN: 00012092     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aorn.2009.09.003     Document Type: Editorial

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