Standardized sign-out reduces intern perception of medical errors on the general internal medicine ward

Teaching and Learning in Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 121-126

  Salerno, Stephen M ^a   Arnett, Michael V ^a   Domanski, Jeremy P ^a  

^a TRIPLER ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERNAL MEDICINE; JOB SATISFACTION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL ERROR; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT CARE; PERCEPTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS; TIME; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROCEDURES; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

DATA COLLECTION; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HUMANS; INTERNAL MEDICINE; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; JOB SATISFACTION; MEDICAL ERRORS; PATIENT CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 70449553322     PISSN: 10401334     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10401330902791354     Document Type: Article

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