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Night-time communication at Stanford University Hospital: perceptions, reality and solutions.

Sun AJ, Wang L, Go M, et al. Night-time communication at Stanford University Hospital: perceptions, reality and solutions. BMJ Qual Saf. 2018;27(2):156-162. doi:10.1136/bmjqs-2017-006727.

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January 24, 2018
Sun AJ, Wang L, Go M, et al. BMJ Qual Saf. 2018;27(2):156-162.
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Sun AJ, Wang L, Go M, et al. Night-time communication at Stanford University Hospital: perceptions, reality and solutions. BMJ Qual Saf. 2018;27(2):156-162. doi:10.1136/bmjqs-2017-006727.