Some unintended effects of teamwork in healthcare.

Rachael Finn; Mark Learmonth; Patrick Reedy

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Some unintended effects of teamwork in healthcare.

March 10, 2010

Finn R, Learmonth M, Reedy P. Soc Sci Med. 2010;70(8):1148-54.

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This study explores the discursive teamwork practices among health care providers and argues that teamwork in itself may not be a solution to all problems in health care.

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