Interprofessional communication and medical error: a reframing of research questions and approaches.

Lara Varpio; Pippa Hall; Lorelei A. Lingard; Catherine F. Schryer

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Interprofessional communication and medical error: a reframing of research questions and approaches.

October 29, 2008

Varpio L, Hall P, Lingard LA, et al. Acad Med. 2008;83(10 Suppl):S76-81.

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This review provides insight into the application of social science research concepts to gain understanding of how teams can work safely together.

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