The impact of follow-up telephone calls to patients after hospitalization

American Journal of Medicine

Volumn 111, Issue 9 SUPPL. 2, 2001, Pages 26-30

  Dudas, Vicky ^a   Bookwalter, Thomas ^a   Kerr, Kathleen M ^b   Pantilat, Steven Z ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDICAL SERVICE; PATIENT MONITORING; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHARMACIST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TELEPHONE;

EID: 0035930966     PISSN: 00029343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9343(01)00966-4     Document Type: Conference Paper

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