On call and online: Sociohistorical, legal, and ethical implications of e-mail for the patient-physician relationship

JAMA

Volumn 280, Issue 15, 1998, Pages 1353-1359

  Spielberg, Alissa R ^a,b  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONFIDENTIALITY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERNET; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL LIABILITY; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; PATIENT RIGHT; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TELEPHONE;

EID: 0032556158     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.280.15.1353     Document Type: Review

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