The effects of patient handoff characteristics on subsequent care: A systematic review and areas for future research

Academic Medicine

Volumn 87, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1105-1124

  Foster, Simon ^a   Manser, Tanja ^b  

^a Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FRIBOURG   (Switzerland)

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EID: 84864373458     PISSN: 10402446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ACM.0b013e31825cfa69     Document Type: Review

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