Improving patient satisfaction with the transfer of care: A randomized controlled trial

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 364-369

  Roy, Michael J ^a   Herbers Jr , Jerome E ^b   Seidman, Aimee ^c   Kroenke, Kurt ^d  

^a Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences and the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c HOLY CROSS HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Continuity of care; Doctor patient relationship; Medical education; Patient satisfaction; Primary care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EDUCATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESIDENCY EDUCATION;

AGED; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; INTERNAL MEDICINE; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MALE; OUTPATIENT CLINICS, HOSPITAL; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PATIENT TRANSFER; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS;

EID: 0037699944     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1497.2003.20747.x     Document Type: Article

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