Infectious diseases consultative recommendations: If heard, they can be listened to

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 38, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 1219-1221

  Tenenbaum, Marvin J ^a,b  

^a Infectious Diseases Society of America   (United States)

^b N Shore Infect Dis Consultants   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSULTATION; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FOLLOW UP; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INFECTION; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTH PLANNING GUIDELINES; HUMANS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

EID: 2342475115     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/383327     Document Type: Note

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