An investigation of occupational subgroups with respect to patient safety culture

Safety Science

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1290-1298

  Phipps, Denham L ^a   Ashcroft, Darren M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Job characteristics; Patient safety; Pharmacy; Safety culture; Safety management

Indexed keywords

JOB CHARACTERISTICS; PATIENT SAFETY; PHARMACY; SAFETY CULTURE; SAFETY MANAGEMENT;

CLUSTER ANALYSIS;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRITISH; CHALLENGING PHARMACY; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMMUNITY CARE; DISENFRANCHISING PHARMACY; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT SAFETY; PERILOUS PHARMACY; PHARMACIST; PHARMACY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SAFETY FOCUSED PHARMACY; SOCIAL ASPECT;

EID: 84857238490     PISSN: 09257535     EISSN: 18791042     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssci.2011.12.016     Document Type: Article

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