Intergroup communication between hospital doctors: Implications for quality of patient care

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 69, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1732-1740

  Hewett, David G ^a   Watson, Bernadette M ^a   Gallois, Cindy ^a   Ward, Michael ^a   Leggett, Barbara A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Communication accommodation theory; Health; Intergroup relations; Patient safety; Physicians

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION; HEALTH CARE; HOSPITAL SECTOR;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL RESEARCH; COMPETITION; CONFLICT; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL PHYSICIAN; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PATIENT CARE; RESPONSIBILITY; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL STATUS;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; AUSTRALIA; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; DATA MINING; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; PATIENT CARE MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

EID: 71749107753     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2009.09.048     Document Type: Article

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