Communication and collaboration: It's about the pharmacists, as well as the physicians and nurses

Quality and Safety in Health Care

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 169-172

  Holden, L M ^a,b   Watts, D D ^c   Walker, P H ^c  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b USAF   (United States)

^c UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COOPERATION; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; MANPOWER; MILITARY MEDICINE; NURSE; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; PHARMACIST; PHYSICIAN; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAFETY; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; MIDWESTERN UNITED STATES; MILITARY MEDICINE; NURSES; PATIENT SAFETY; PHARMACISTS; PHYSICIANS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SAFETY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 77953821697     PISSN: 14753898     EISSN: 14753901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/qshc.2008.026435     Document Type: Article

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