Measuring safety climate in elderly homes.

Koon-Chuen Yeung; Charles C Chan

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Measuring safety climate in elderly homes.

March 29, 2012

Yeung K-C, Chan CC. J Safety Res. 2012;43(1):9-20.

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This study utilized a modified safety climate scale to identify improvement opportunities for elderly homes in Hong Kong.

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