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Thomas EJ, Sexton JB, Helmreich RL. Discrepant attitudes about teamwork among critical care nurses and physicians. Critical care medicine. 2003;31(3):956-959.

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A study of f the quality of teamwork and communications in 8 intensive care units showing that in several areas doctors and nurses have very different perceptions. 73% of physicians for instance considered the quality of their collaboration and communications with nurses to be high or very high whereas the only 33% of nurses were of the same opinion.

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