A common body of care: the ethics and politics of teamwork in the operating theater are inseparable.

Alan Bleakley

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A common body of care: the ethics and politics of teamwork in the operating theater are inseparable.

July 19, 2006

Bleakley A. J Med Philos. 2006;31(3):305-22.

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The author explored interprofessional communications among surgical teams and discusses the importance of a shared sense of ethics.

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