Is teamwork really that beneficial in health care?

62nd IIE Annual Conference and Expo 2012

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 853-859

  Gombert, Jacey ^a   Jahn, Shelly ^a   Rivera Rodriguez, A Joy ^a  

^a Clemson University   (United States)

Author keywords

Communication; Healthcare; Human factors; Teamwork

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION; EXHIBITIONS; HUMAN ENGINEERING;

ADDITIONAL STRESS; DIFFERENT EFFECTS; HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS; HEALTHCARE FACILITY; MEDICAL ERRORS; PATIENT SAFETY; TEAMWORK;

HEALTH CARE;

EID: 84900338405     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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