Effective coordination in medical emergency teams: The moderating role of task type

European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 761-776

  Schmutz, Jan ^a   Hoffmann, Florian ^b   Heimberg, Ellen ^c   Manser, Tanja ^d  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Coordination; Patient safety, Clinical performance; Team processes; Teamwork

Indexed keywords

EID: 84938422101     PISSN: 1359432X     EISSN: 14640643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1359432X.2015.1018184     Document Type: Article

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