Teamwork and Communication in Surgical Teams: Implications for Patient Safety

Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Volumn 206, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 107-112

  Mills, Peter ^a,b   Neily, Julia ^a   Dunn, Ed ^a  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIST; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN FACTORS RESEARCH; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL TEAM TRAINING QUESTIONNAIRE; NURSE; NURSING; OPERATING ROOM; OPERATING ROOM PERSONNEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SURGEON; SURGICAL TRAINING; TEAMWORK;

COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INSERVICE TRAINING; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; OPERATING ROOMS; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PILOT PROJECTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; STAFF DEVELOPMENT; SURGERY; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS;

EID: 37249088375     PISSN: 10727515     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2007.06.281     Document Type: Article

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