Social network analysis of medication advice-seeking interactions among staff in an Australian hospital

International Journal of Medical Informatics

Volumn 79, Issue 6, 2010, Pages

  Creswick, Nerida ^a   Westbrook, Johanna I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Communication; Health personnel; Hospitals; Interprofessional relations; Medication systems; Social support

Indexed keywords

BASELINE DATA; CLINICAL STAFF; GEODESIC DISTANCES; HEALTH PROFESSIONALS; HIGH RESPONSE; HOSPITAL WARDS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; NETWORK DENSITY; PROFESSIONAL GROUPS; SOCIAL NETWORK ANALYSIS; SOCIAL NETWORKS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STAFF MEMBERS; STRENGTH OF TIES;

COMMUNICATION; HEALTH; HOSPITALS; NURSING; SOCIAL NETWORKING (ONLINE); SURVEYS;

SOCIAL SCIENCES COMPUTING;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COMPUTER PROGRAM; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MEDICATION ADVICE SEEKING NETWORK; NURSE; PHARMACIST; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL NETWORK; TEACHING HOSPITAL; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL RECORD; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

DRUG;

AUSTRALIA; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENTS; HUMANS; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; MEDICAL RECORDS SYSTEMS, COMPUTERIZED; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 77954221804     PISSN: 13865056     EISSN: 18728243     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2008.08.005     Document Type: Article

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