Comparing two safety culture surveys: Safety Attitudes Questionnaire and Hospital Survey on Patient Safety

BMJ Quality and Safety

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 490-498

  Etchegaray, Jason M ^a   Thomas, Eric J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HOSPITAL SURVEY ON PATIENT SAFETY CULTURE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATIENT SAFETY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; RELIABILITY; SAFETY ATTITUDES QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED STATES;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; PATIENT SAFETY; PERSONNEL, HOSPITAL; QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84861810455     PISSN: 20445415     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjqs-2011-000449     Document Type: Article

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