On the quest for six sigma

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 189, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 253-258

  Moorman, Donald W ^a  

^a BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Dynamic teams; Patient care team; Patient safety; Quality; Team training

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; IATROGENIC DISEASE; MEDICAL ERROR; NEGLIGENCE; NURSING STAFF; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL PATIENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TEAMWORK; VERBAL COMMUNICATION;

EID: 15944422936     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2004.11.027     Document Type: Conference Paper

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