Informal consultations in infectious diseases and clinical microbiology practice

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 9, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 724-726

  Leblebicioglu, Hakan ^a   Akbulut, A ^b   Ulusoy, S ^e   Sunbul, M ^a   Aydin, K ^c   Geyik, M F ^d   Esen, S ^a   Eroglu, C ^a  

^a ONDOKUZ MAYIS UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b FIRAT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c KARADENIZ TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^d DICLE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^e NONE

Author keywords

Curbside consultation; Infectious diseases and clinical microbiology; Informal consultation

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONSULTATION; DATA ANALYSIS; DRUG INFORMATION; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INFECTION; LABORATORY TEST; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MICROBIOLOGY; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; TELEPHONE; TIME; TREATMENT PLANNING; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; WORK SCHEDULE;

EID: 0042527312     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1469-0691.2003.00584.x     Document Type: Article

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