Views of doctors on clinical correspondence: Questionnaire survey and audit of content of letters

British Medical Journal

Volumn 328, Issue 7447, 2004, Pages 1060-1061

  Campbell, Bruce ^a   Vanslembroek, Katalijne ^a   Whitehead, Emma ^a   Van De Wauwer, Caroline ^a   Eifell, Ronald ^b   Wyatt, Michael ^b   Campbell, John ^c  

^a ROYAL DEVON AND EXETER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b FREEMAN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c PENINSULA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; CORRESPONDENCE ANALYSIS; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MEDICAL AUDIT; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SHORT SURVEY; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 2342572277     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.38058.801968.47     Document Type: Short Survey

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