"There is a chain of Chinese whispers...": Empirical data support the call to formally teach handover to prequalification doctors

Quality and Safety in Health Care

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 267-271

  Cleland, J A ^a,b   Ross, S ^a   Miller, S C ^a   Patey, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL EDUCATION; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HEALTH CARE PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SKILL;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; INSERVICE TRAINING; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MALE; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SAFETY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 69449087657     PISSN: 14753898     EISSN: 14753901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/qshc.2008.029983     Document Type: Article

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