Evaluation of a healthcare safety climate measurement tool.

Wayne Turnberg; William Daniell

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Evaluation of a healthcare safety climate measurement tool.

December 17, 2008

Turnberg W, Daniell W. J Safety Res. 2008;39(6):563-8.

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This study reports on the validation of a novel survey instrument intended to measure safety climate.

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