Hospital survey on patient safety culture: Psychometric analysis on a Scottish sample

BMJ Quality and Safety

Volumn 20, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 842-848

  Sarac, Cakil ^a   Flin, Rhona ^a   Mearns, Kathryn ^a   Jackson, Jeanette ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL CARE; PATIENT SAFETY; PSYCHOMETRY; RELIABILITY; UNITED KINGDOM; VALIDATION STUDY;

HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATION; HUMANS; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; PATIENT SAFETY; PERSONNEL, HOSPITAL; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SCOTLAND;

EID: 80053245863     PISSN: 20445415     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjqs.2010.047720     Document Type: Article

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