Competency evaluations on the consultation-liaison service: Some overt and covert aspects

Psychosomatics

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 28-33

  Umapathy, C ^a   Ramchandani, Dilip ^a   Lamdan, Ruth M ^a   Kishel, Lori A ^a   Schindler, Barbara A ^a  

^a ALLEGHENY UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPETENCE; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; LIAISON PSYCHIATRY; MALE; MENTAL CAPACITY; MENTAL DISEASE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; ORGANIC BRAIN SYNDROME; PATIENT REFERRAL; PSYCHIATRIST; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

EID: 0032904548     PISSN: 00333182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0033-3182(99)71268-5     Document Type: Article

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