Proving and improving the value of consultations

American Journal of Medicine

Volumn 113, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 527-528

  Lee, Thomas H ^a,b  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b PARTNERS HEALTHCARE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; CONSULTATION; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE COST; HIGH RISK POPULATION; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICINE; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STANDARD; TELECOMMUNICATION;

HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, ACUTE; NEPHROLOGY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0037109599     PISSN: 00029343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9343(02)01265-2     Document Type: Editorial

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