Coordinating care across diseases, settings, and clinicians: A key role for the generalist in practice

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 142, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 700-708

  Stille, Christopher J ^a   Jerant, Anthony ^b   Bell, Douglas ^b   Meltzer, David ^b   Elmore, Joan G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FAMILY; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; MEDICAID; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PATIENT CARE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; UNITED STATES; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PUBLIC RELATIONS; STANDARD;

INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 17144390524     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-142-8-200504190-00038     Document Type: Review

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