Use of an E-mail curbside consultation service by family physicians

Journal of Family Practice

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 357-360

  Bergus, George R ^a   Sinift, Suzanne D ^a   Randall, Christina S ^a   Rosenthal, David M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Computer networks; Consultation; Electronic mail; Family practice

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPUTER NETWORK; CONSULTATION; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; MANAGEMENT; OBSTETRICS;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO COMPUTERS; COMPUTER COMMUNICATION NETWORKS; FAMILY PRACTICE; HUMANS; IOWA; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SPECIALTIES, MEDICAL;

EID: 0031740727     PISSN: 00943509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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