The Team Climate Inventory: application in hospital teams and methodological considerations.

M. Ouwens; M. Hulscher; R. Akkermans; R. Hermens; R. Grol; H. Wollersheim

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The Team Climate Inventory: application in hospital teams and methodological considerations.

August 27, 2008

Ouwens M, Hulscher M, Akkermans R, et al. Qual Saf Health Care. 2008;17(4):275-80.

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This article reports on the development of a survey to measure teamwork within inpatient care teams and discusses its potential applications in quality improvement.

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