Clinical Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Volume 7, Issue 4 , Pages 238-240 , December 2006

Multidisciplinary Team Training and the Art of Communication

  • Stephen M. Powell, BS
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  • Susan M. Hohenhaus, MA, RN, FAEN

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests and correspondence: Susan M. Hohenhaus, MA, RN, FAEN, Clinical Human Factors Research Nurse, Duke University Medical Center, 6 Willard Terrace, Wellsboro, PA 16901.

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PII: S1522-8401(06)00076-0

doi: 10.1016/j.cpem.2006.08.007

Clinical Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Volume 7, Issue 4 , Pages 238-240 , December 2006

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