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Patient Safety Culture: Theory, Methods and Application.

Waterson P, ed. London, UK: Ashgate; 2014. ISBN: 9781409448143.

This publication covers patient safety culture including its background in high-risk industries, key concepts involved such as behavior change, measurement and assessment processes, and lessons learned from application and practice.

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