Conflict in medical teams: Opportunity or danger?

Medical Education

Volumn 46, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 935-942

  Greer, Lindred L ^a   Saygi, Ozum ^a   Aaldering, Hillie ^a   De Dreu, Carsten K W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONFLICT; COOPERATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC RELATIONS; REVIEW;

CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS;

EID: 84866446192     PISSN: 03080110     EISSN: 13652923     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2923.2012.04321.x     Document Type: Article

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