Evidence of collaboration, pooling of resources, learning and role blurring in interprofessional healthcare teams: A realist synthesis

Journal of Interprofessional Care

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 20-25

  Sims, Sarah ^a   Hewitt, Gillian ^b   Harris, Ruth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Interprofessional practice; Realist synthesis; Teamwork

Indexed keywords

COOPERATION; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; LEADERSHIP; LEARNING; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; PUBLIC RELATIONS;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; KNOWLEDGE; LEADERSHIP; LEARNING; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 84916898508     PISSN: 13561820     EISSN: 14699567     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/13561820.2014.939745     Document Type: Article

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