Advancing measurement of patient safety culture.

Liane R. Ginsburg; Debra Gilin; Deborah Tregunno; Peter G. Norton; Ward Flemons; Mark Fleming

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Advancing measurement of patient safety culture.

October 15, 2008

Ginsburg LR, Gilin D, Tregunno D, et al. Health Serv Res. 2009;44(1):205-24.

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Analysis of responses to safety culture questionnaires revealed limitations in the survey's ability to identify problems within specific domains of safety.

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