The association of nurse-physician teamwork and mortality in surgical patients
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Kang, X.L., Brom, H.M., Lasater, K.B., McHugh, M.D. (2019). The association of nurse-physician teamwork and mortality in surgical patients. Western Journal of Nursing Research. https://doi.org/10.1177/0193945919856338
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