Acute general surgery in Canada: A survey of current handover practices

Canadian Journal of Surgery

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2013, Pages

  Johner, Amanda M ^a   Merchant, Shaila ^b   Aslani, Nava ^b   Planting, Anneke ^b   Ball, Chad G ^b   Widder, Sandy ^b   Pagliarello, Giuseppe ^b   Parry, Neil G ^b   Klassen, Dennis ^b   Hameed, S Morad ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; CLINICAL HANDOVER; CLINICAL PRACTICE; EDUCATION; GENERAL SURGERY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT SAFETY;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CANADA; COMMUNICATION; GENERAL SURGERY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; PATIENT HANDOFF; PATIENT SAFETY; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84881060449     PISSN: 0008428X     EISSN: 14882310     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1503/cjs.035011     Document Type: Article

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