Handoffs in Care-Can We Make Them Safer?

Pediatric Clinics of North America

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1185-1195

  Streitenberger, Kim ^a   Breen Reid, Karen ^a   Harris, Cheryl ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD; CHILD CARE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL ERROR; MEDICAL RECORD; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT INFORMATION; PATIENT SAFETY; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION; STANDARDIZATION; TREATMENT PLANNING;

HUMANS; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL ERRORS; PATIENT TRANSFER;

EID: 33751165711     PISSN: 00313955     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pcl.2006.09.010     Document Type: Review

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