Newspaper/Magazine Article Costly issues of an uncommunicative OR. Citation Text: Neil R. Costly issues of an uncommunicative OR. Materials management in health care. 2006;15(3):30-3. Copy Citation Format: Google ScholarPubMedBibTeXEndNote X3 XMLEndNote 7 XMLEndnote taggedPubMedIdRIS Download Citation Save Save to your library Print Share Facebook Twitter Linkedin Copy URL May 3, 2006 Neil R. Materials management in health care. 2006;15(3):30-3. View more articles from the same authors. This article discusses initiatives for better communication and teamwork in the operating room in order to improve patient outcomes. PubMed citation Save Save to your library Print Share Facebook Twitter Linkedin Copy URL Cite Citation Citation Text: Neil R. Costly issues of an uncommunicative OR. Materials management in health care. 2006;15(3):30-3. 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