Interdisciplinary communication: An uncharted source of medical error?

Journal of Critical Care

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 236-242

  Alvarez, George ^a   Coiera, Enrico ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; DATA BASE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EMERGENCY WARD; HEALTH CARE; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL ERROR; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; PATIENT CARE; PUBLICATION; VERBAL COMMUNICATION;

HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL ERRORS; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; SAFETY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 33748613788     PISSN: 08839441     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2006.02.004     Document Type: Article

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