The current state of patient safety culture in lebanese hospitals: A study at baseline

International Journal for Quality in Health Care

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 386-395

  El Jardali, Fadi ^a   Jaafar, Maha ^a   Dimassi, Hani ^b   Jamal, Diana ^a   Hamdan, Rana ^a  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

^b LEBANESE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

Accreditation; Hospital size; Hospitals; Lebanon; Patient safety culture

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; LEBANON; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY;

ADULT; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATION; HUMANS; LEBANON; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; PATIENT CARE TEAM; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; STAFF DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 77956939912     PISSN: 13534505     EISSN: 14643677     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/intqhc/mzq047     Document Type: Article

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