Issues Affecting Residents' Attitudes about Telephone Medicine for Ambulatory Patients

Teaching and Learning in Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 142-147

  Elnicki, D Michael ^a,g   Keyserling, Thomas C ^b   DeVallis, Robert F ^b   Hannis, Mark D ^c   Cykert, Samuel ^d   Flannery, Michael T ^e   Morris, Douglas K ^f  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d MOSES H CONE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^f NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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EID: 0030510856     PISSN: 10401334     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10401339609539784     Document Type: Article

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