An internist's role in perioperative medicine: A survey of surgeons' opinions

BMC Family Practice

Volumn 9, Issue , 2008, Pages

  PausJenssen, Lisa ^a   Ward, Heather A ^a   Card, Sharon E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT;

ARTICLE; CANADA; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DIABETES MELLITUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT CODING; PATIENT SAFETY; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURGEON; SURGICAL RISK; COOPERATION; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEART DISEASE; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; INTERNAL MEDICINE; MANPOWER; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PUBLIC RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARD; STATISTICS; SURGERY;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; INTERNAL MEDICINE; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; PERIOPERATIVE CARE; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PREOPERATIVE CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SASKATCHEWAN; SURGERY; SURGERY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL;

EID: 40149107031     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2296-9-4     Document Type: Article

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