Determinants and impact of generalist-specialist communication about pediatric outpatient referrals

Pediatrics

Volumn 118, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 1341-1349

  Stille, Christopher J ^a,b   McLaughlin, Thomas J ^a   Primack, William A ^c   Mazor, Kathleen M ^a,b   Wasserman, Richard C ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

Author keywords

Ambulatory care; Communication; Medical home; Referral consultation; Specialty care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAID; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; OUTPATIENT; PATIENT CARE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; AMBULATORY CARE; CHILD; CLINICAL PRACTICE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; MEDICINE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PEDIATRICS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PUBLIC RELATIONS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STATISTICS;

AMBULATORY CARE; CHILD; COMMUNICATION; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; OUTPATIENTS; PEDIATRICS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SPECIALTIES, MEDICAL;

EID: 33750096804     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 02105721     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2005-3010     Document Type: Article

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