Virtual physicians, health systems, and the healing relationship

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 404-406

  Epstein, Ronald M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; CULTURAL FACTOR; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; E-MAIL; EDITORIAL; HEALING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT INFORMATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 0037560721     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1497.2003.30348.x     Document Type: Editorial

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