Team training: implications for emergency and critical care pediatrics.

Walter Eppich; Melissa Brannen; Elizabeth A Hunt

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Team training: implications for emergency and critical care pediatrics.

May 28, 2008

Eppich W, Brannen M, Hunt EA. Curr Opin Pediatr. 2008;20(3):255-60.

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This article reviews the principles of teamwork and emphasizes their role in pediatric emergency and critical care settings.

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