The role of the medical consultant

Medical Clinics of North America

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 1-6

  Cohn, Steven L ^a,b  

^a SUNY DOWNSTATE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b KINGS COUNTY HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONSULTATION; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

COMMUNICATION; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; MEDICAL RECORDS; PREOPERATIVE CARE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0037258112     PISSN: 00257125     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0025-7125(02)00148-7     Document Type: Review

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