Elements of a high-quality inpatient consultation in the intensive care unit: A qualitative study

Annals of the American Thoracic Society

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 220-227

  Stevens, Jennifer P ^a,b   Johansson, Anna C ^b   Schonberg, Mara A ^b   Howell, Michael D ^a,b  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Consultation; Intensive care unit; Qualitative methods

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; CONSULTATION; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; FEMALE; GROUNDED THEORY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PROFESSIONALISM; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW;

EID: 84880907143     PISSN: 23256621     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1513/AnnalsATS.201212-120OC     Document Type: Article

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