Group medical appointments: Organization and implementation in the bone marrow transplantation clinic

Supportive Cancer Therapy

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 84-90

  Meehan, Kenneth R ^a   Hill, John M ^a   Root, Lynn ^a   Kimtis, Elizabeth ^a   Patchett, Linda ^a   Noffsinger, Edward B ^b  

^a DARTMOUTH HITCHCOCK MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Autologous transplantation; Office visits; Shared medical appointments

Indexed keywords

BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; CAREGIVER; HOSPITAL BILLING; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MEDICAL PRACTICE; ORGANIZATION; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIOGRAPHY; REVIEW;

EID: 33645966539     PISSN: 15432912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3816/SCT.2006.n.003     Document Type: Review

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