Direct cellular vs. indirect pager communication during orthopaedic surgical procedures: A prospective study

Technology and Health Care

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 149-157

  Ortega, Gil R ^a   Taksali, Sudeep ^b   Smart, Ryan ^b   Baumgaertner, Michael R ^b  

^a Sonoran Orthopaedic Trauma Surgeons PLLC   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MOBILE PHONE; PAGER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAFF NURSE; SURGEON; TRAUMATOLOGY; VERBAL COMMUNICATION; WIRELESS COMMUNICATION;

CELLULAR PHONE; COMMUNICATION; HUMANS; NURSES; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 67651232981     PISSN: 09287329     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/THC-2009-0540     Document Type: Article

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