Analysis of questions asked by family physicians regarding patient care

Western Journal of Medicine

Volumn 172, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 315-319

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

^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)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT INFORMATION; PRESCRIPTION;

EID: 0034113615     PISSN: 00930415     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ewjm.172.5.315     Document Type: Article

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