The future of the multidisciplinary clinic

TheScientificWorldJournal

Volumn 7, Issue , 2007, Pages 1752-1756

  Brei, Timothy J ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Delivery of health care; Health services; Multidisciplinary clinic; Myelominingocele; Spina bifida

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; NURSING CARE; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SPINA BIFIDA; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FORECASTING; HUMANS; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; PATIENT CARE TEAM; SPINAL DYSRAPHISM; UNITED STATES;

EID: 37349113824     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1537744X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1100/tsw.2007.254     Document Type: Review

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