Telling cultures: 'cultural' issues for staff reporting concerns about colleagues in the UK National Health Service.

Kathryn Ehrich

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Telling cultures: 'cultural' issues for staff reporting concerns about colleagues in the UK National Health Service.

January 31, 2007

Ehrich K. Sociol Health Illn. 2006;28(7):903-26.

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The author presents a social science perspective on organizational factors that influence peer reporting behavior and safety culture.

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