Communicating, coordinating, and cooperating when lives depend on it: tips for teamwork.

Eduardo Salas; Katherine Wilson; Carrie E. Murphy; Heidi B. King; Mary Salisbury

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Communicating, coordinating, and cooperating when lives depend on it: tips for teamwork.

January 6, 2017

Salas E, Wilson K, Murphy CE, et al. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2008;34(6):333-41.

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This commentary discusses a set of guidelines for implementing a three-pronged approach to teamwork: communication, coordination, and cooperation.

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