Rural versus suburban primary care needs, utilization, and satisfaction with telepsychiatric consultation

Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 163-165

  Hilty, Donald M ^a,b   Nesbitt, Thomas S ^b   Kuenneth, Christina A ^a   Cruz, Grace M ^a   Hales, Robert E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PSYCHIATRY; RURAL HEALTH CARE; STANDARD; TELECONSULTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PSYCHIATRY; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; REMOTE CONSULTATION; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; SUBURBAN HEALTH SERVICES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33947674116     PISSN: 0890765X     EISSN: 17480361     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-0361.2007.00084.x     Document Type: Article

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