What do patients think about being copied into their GP letters?

Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

Volumn 89, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 718-721

  Pothier, David D ^a   Nakivell, Paul ^a   Hall, Charles E J ^a  

^a ROYAL UNITED HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Informatics; Letters, patient records; Primary care patient information

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONSULTATION; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT INFORMATION; PATIENT REFERRAL;

AMBULATORY CARE; CORRESPONDENCE AS TOPIC; FAMILY PRACTICE; HUMANS; MEDICAL RECORDS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

EID: 35348924949     PISSN: 00358843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1308/003588407X205413     Document Type: Article

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