Communicating for better care: Improving nurse-physician communication

American Journal of Nursing

Volumn 104, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 40-48

  Burke, Marina ^a   Boal, Jeremy ^b   Mitchell, Ruth ^c,d  

^a Mount Sinai Visiting Doctors Program   (United States)

^b MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Visiting MD Program

^d VISITING NURSE SERVICE OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMORBIDITY; DOCTOR NURSE RELATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOME CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; JOB SATISFACTION; PATIENT CARE; REVIEW;

EID: 11844304181     PISSN: 0002936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000446-200412000-00024     Document Type: Review

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