The relationship between safety culture and patient outcomes: results from pilot meta-analyses.

Patricia S. Groves

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The relationship between safety culture and patient outcomes: results from pilot meta-analyses.

July 24, 2013

Groves PS. West J Nurs Res. 2014;36(1):66-83.

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This meta-analysis found no relationship between safety culture and the incidence of clinical safety outcomes, although the number of eligible studies was very small.

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