Conflicts in the operating theatre

Current Opinion in Anaesthesiology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 152-156

  Booij, Leo H D J ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Conflicts; Multidisciplinary team work; Workplace culture

Indexed keywords

CONFLICT; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; JOB SATISFACTION; OPERATING ROOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONALISM; REVIEW; SOCIAL STATUS; TEAMWORK;

ANESTHESIOLOGY; COMMUNICATION; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; JOB SATISFACTION; OPERATING ROOMS; PATIENT CARE TEAM; WORKPLACE;

EID: 34247111805     PISSN: 09527907     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ACO.0b013e32809f9506     Document Type: Review

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