What information do general practitioners want about accident and emergency patients?

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 406-408

  Wass, A R ^a   Illingworth, R N ^a  

^a ST JAMES S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Accident and emergency patients; Computer generated letters; Delivery of information; General practitioners

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER; DIAGNOSIS; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL RECORD; PATIENT INFORMATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

COMMUNICATION; CORRESPONDENCE; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; EVALUATION STUDIES; FAMILY PRACTICE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INTERINSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; PATIENT DISCHARGE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 0029960412     PISSN: 13510622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.13.6.406     Document Type: Article

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