'Curbside' consultations in gynecologic oncology: A closer look at a common practice

Gynecologic Oncology

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 456-459

  Muntz, Howard G ^a  

^a VIRGINIA MASON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Curbside consultation; Informal consultation; Physician practice patterns; Referral and consultation

Indexed keywords

ADNEXA DISEASE; ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; ENDOMETRIUM CANCER; ENDOMETRIUM HYPERPLASIA; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GYNECOLOGY; HUMAN; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; ONCOLOGY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UTERINE CERVIX DYSPLASIA;

EID: 0032845063     PISSN: 00908258     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/gyno.1999.5475     Document Type: Article

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