How often are physicians and chiropractors provided with patient information when accepting referrals?

Journal of Ambulatory Care Management

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 344-346

  Greene, Barry R ^a,d   Smith, Monica ^b   Haas, Mitchell ^c   Allareddy, Veerasathpurush ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b PALMER COLLEGE OF CHIROPRACTIC   (United States)

^c Western States Chiropractic College   (United States)

^d Department of Internal Medicine

Author keywords

Chiropractic; Continuity of care; Interprofessional referrals; Intraprofessional referrals; Referral relations

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHIROPRACTIC; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL RECORD; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICIAN; PUBLIC RELATIONS;

CHIROPRACTIC; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; DISCLOSURE; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; MEDICAL RECORDS; PHYSICIANS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

EID: 34548686580     PISSN: 01489917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.JAC.0000290403.89284.e0     Document Type: Article

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