Analysis of questions asked by family doctors regarding patient care

British Medical Journal

Volumn 319, Issue 7206, 1999, Pages 358-361

  Ely, John W ^a   Osheroff, Jerome A ^b   Ebell, Mark H ^c   Bergus, George R ^a   Levy, Barcey T ^a   Chambliss, M Lee ^d   Evans, Eric R ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b AMERICAN COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS   (United States)

^c MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d MOSES H CONE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; INFORMATION; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT INFORMATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TAXONOMY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033533198     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.319.7206.358     Document Type: Article

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