Enhancing doctor-patient communication using email: A pilot study

Journal of the American Board of Family Practice

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 180-188

  Leong, Shou Ling ^a,b   Gingrich, Dennis ^a   Lewis, Peter R ^a   Mauger, David T ^a   George, John H ^a  

^a PENN STATE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b PENN STATE MILTON S HERSHEY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; E-MAIL; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; POPULATION RESEARCH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFIDENTIALITY; MANAGEMENT; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARD; STATISTICS;

ADULT; AGED; CONFIDENTIALITY; ELECTRONIC MAIL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; MIDDLE AGED; OFFICE MANAGEMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PILOT PROJECTS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 23044484023     PISSN: 08938652     EISSN: 15448770     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.18.3.180     Document Type: Article

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