The ABC of handover: Impact on shift handover in the emergency department

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 29, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 947-953

  Farhan, Maisse ^a   Brown, Ruth ^a   Vincent, Charles ^b   Woloshynowych, Maria ^b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CLINICAL PRACTICE; EMERGENCY WARD; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MEDICAL STAFF; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SHIFT WORKER; THE ABC OF HANDOVER;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; LONDON; PATIENT HANDOFF; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84870053116     PISSN: 14720205     EISSN: 14720213     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emermed-2011-200201     Document Type: Article

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