Towards a model of surgeons' leadership in the operating room.

Sarah Henrickson Parker; Steven Yule; Rhona Flin; Aileen McKinley

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Towards a model of surgeons' leadership in the operating room.

March 9, 2011

Parker SH, Yule S, Flin R, et al. BMJ Qual Saf. 2011;20(7):570-9.

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This review explores surgeon intraoperative leadership behaviors and how they affect team performance and safety.

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