Mitigating hazards through continuing design: the birth and evolution of a pediatric intensive care unit.

Peter Madsen; Vinit Desai; Karlene Roberts; Daniel Wong

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Mitigating hazards through continuing design: the birth and evolution of a pediatric intensive care unit.

May 3, 2006

Madsen P, Desai V, Roberts K, et al. Organization Science. 2006;17(2).

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The authors analyzed the organizational development of a new pediatric intensive care unit and discuss their observations in terms of the organizational design process.

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