Patient safety culture: Factors that influence clinician involvement in patient safety behaviours

Quality and Safety in Health Care

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 585-591

  Wakefield, John G ^a,d   McLaws, Mary Louise ^b   Whitby, Michael ^c   Patton, Leanne ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND HEALTH   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c PRINCESS ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d Centre for Healthcare Improvement   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MEDICAL ERROR; ORGANIZATION; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; SAFETY;

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HUMANS; MEDICAL ERRORS; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; PERSONNEL, HOSPITAL; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; QUEENSLAND; SAFETY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 78650333016     PISSN: 14753898     EISSN: 14753901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/qshc.2008.030700     Document Type: Article

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