Measuring safety culture in healthcare: a case for accurate diagnosis.

Rhona Flin

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Measuring safety culture in healthcare: a case for accurate diagnosis.

February 5, 2014

Flin R. Saf Sci. 2007;45(6).

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The author discusses current trends in using safety climate questionnaires to measure safety culture in health care organizations. This article is part of a special issue that includes several papers on improving safety culture.

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