Effective teamwork and quality of care

Medical Care

Volumn 42, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 1037-1039

  Wagner, Edward H ^a,b  

^a CENTER FOR HEALTH STUDIES   (United States)

^b CENTER FOR HEALTH STUDIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; ORGANIZATION; PUBLICATION; TEAMWORK;

EID: 8144230380     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.mlr.0000145875.60036.ed     Document Type: Editorial

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