Intensive care units, communication between nurses and physicians, and patients' outcomes

American Journal of Critical Care

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 21-30

  Manojlovich, Milisa ^a   Antonakos, Cathy L ^a   Ronis, David L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

^b DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DOCTOR NURSE RELATION; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COMMUNICATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN-NURSE RELATIONS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 60849122266     PISSN: 10623264     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4037/ajcc2009353     Document Type: Article

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