The quality and economic impact of disruptive behaviors on clinical outcomes of patient care

American Journal of Medical Quality

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 372-379

  Rosenstein, Alan H ^a,b  

^a ValleyCare Hospital   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

adverse events; collaboration; communication; disruptive behavior; patient safety

Indexed keywords

EID: 80051924162     PISSN: 10628606     EISSN: 1555824X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1062860611400592     Document Type: Article

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