Suggested guidelines for E-mail communication in psychiatric practice

Journal of Clinical Psychiatry

Volumn 64, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 799-806

  Silk, Kenneth R ^a   Yager, Joel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONFIDENTIALITY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; E-MAIL; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRIST; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0042371882     PISSN: 01606689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4088/JCP.v64n0710     Document Type: Review

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