'The ABC of Handover': impact on shift handover in the emergency department.

Maisse Farhan; Ruth Brown; Charles A. Vincent; Maria Woloshynowych

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'The ABC of Handover': impact on shift handover in the emergency department.

December 12, 2012

Farhan M, Brown R, Vincent CA, et al. Emerg Med J. 2012;29(12):947-53.

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A structured tool for handoffs improved the quality of shift change handoffs in a British emergency department.

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