Top management's view on human factors and patient safety: Do they see it?

Healthcare Systems Ergonomics and Patient Safety: Human Factor, a Bridge Between Care and Cure - Proceedings of the International Conference HEPS 2005

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 38-42

  Carayon, Pascale ^a  

^a University of Wisconsin Madison   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATIONS; PATIENT SAFETY; TOP MANAGEMENT;

CURING; HEALTH CARE;

ERGONOMICS;

EID: 77952888270     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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