(Mis)understanding safety culture and its relationship to safety management.

Frank W. Guldenmund

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(Mis)understanding safety culture and its relationship to safety management.

December 17, 2010

Guldenmund FW. Risk Anal. 2010;30(10):1466-80.

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This commentary describes how to apply academic, analytic, and pragmatic research approaches for developing and maintaining a safety culture.

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