Examining issues in communicating patient care information across shifts in a critical care setting

Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 1062-1066

  Sharit, Joseph ^a   McCane, Lorgia ^b   Thevenin, Deborah M ^b   Barach, Paul ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; INFORMATION ANALYSIS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; PEDIATRICS;

CRITICAL CARE SETTING; PATIENT CARE INFORMATION;

HEALTH CARE;

EID: 39349083539     PISSN: 10711813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1177/154193120504901113     Document Type: Conference Paper

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