Variation in safety culture dimensions within and between US and Swiss Hospital units: an exploratory study.

René Schwendimann; Natalie Zimmermann; Kaspar Küng; Dietmar Ausserhofer; Bryan Sexton

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Variation in safety culture dimensions within and between US and Swiss Hospital units: an exploratory study.

August 29, 2012

Schwendimann R, Zimmermann N, Küng K, et al. BMJ Qual Saf. 2013;22(1):32-41.

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This cross-sectional study of medical centers in Switzerland and the United States found significant variability among safety culture dimensions both within individual hospitals and between hospitals.

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