How useful are post consultation letters to patients?

BMC Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Roberts, Nicola J ^a   Partridge, Martyn R ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; COMPREHENSION; CONSULTATION; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; OUTPATIENT; AMBULATORY CARE; EVALUATION; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; WRITING;

AMBULATORY CARE; CORRESPONDENCE AS TOPIC; OUTPATIENT CLINICS, HOSPITAL; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY;

EID: 32144459953     PISSN: 17417015     EISSN: 17417015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1741-7015-4-2     Document Type: Article

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