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A cross-cultural survey of residents' perceived barriers in questioning/challenging authority.
August 23, 2006
Kobayashi H, Pian-Smith M, Sato M, et al. Qual Saf Health Care. 2006;15(4):277-83.
The researchers surveyed U.S. and Japanese medical residents and found no substantive cultural difference in the trainees' ability to appropriately challenge their superiors. They suggest that efforts to improve team communication focus on organizational and professional cultures.
