Improving communication between hospital and community physicians: Feasibility study of a handwritten, faxed hospital discharge summary

Canadian Family Physician

Volumn 45, Issue DEC., 1999, Pages 2893-2899

  Paterson, J Michael ^a   Allega, Rossano L ^b  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; FAX; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HANDWRITING; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDICAL STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARD; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HANDWRITING; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HOSPITALS, URBAN; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL RECORDS; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; ONTARIO; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TELEFACSIMILE;

EID: 0033257544     PISSN: 0008350X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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