Communication problems for patients hospitalized with chest pain

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 836-838

  Simon, Steven R ^a   Lee, Thomas H ^b,c   Goldman, Lee ^d   McDonough, Allison L ^c   Pearson, Steven D ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b Partners Community Health Care Inc   (United States)

^c BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Hospitalists; Patient provider communication; Primary care; Quality of care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANGINA PECTORIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL PHYSICIAN; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT CARE;

ADULT; BOSTON; CHEST PAIN; COMMUNICATION; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; HOSPITALISTS; HUMANS; ODDS RATIO; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 0032416922     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1497.1998.00247.x     Document Type: Article

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