Safety culture in healthcare: A review of concepts, dimensions, measures and progress

BMJ Quality and Safety

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 338-343

  Halligan, Michelle ^a   Zecevic, Aleksandra ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL FACTOR; CULTURAL SAFETY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MEASUREMENT; ORGANIZATIONAL CLIMATE; PEER REVIEW; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUANTITATIVE STUDY; REVIEW; THEORY;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HUMANS; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; TERMINOLOGY AS TOPIC;

EID: 79953802276     PISSN: 20445415     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjqs.2010.040964     Document Type: Review

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