Interruptions in healthcare: theoretical views.

Tobias Grundgeiger; Penelope Sanderson

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Interruptions in healthcare: theoretical views.

February 18, 2009

Grundgeiger T, Sanderson P. Int J Med Inform. 2009;78(5):293-307.

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This review article examined the impact of interruptions in critical care and medication dispensing settings.

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