Improving correspondence to general practitioners regarding patients attending the ENT emergency clinic: A regional general practitioner survey and audit

Journal of Laryngology and Otology

Volumn 121, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1189-1193

  Wasson, J ^a,b   Pearce, L ^a   Alun Jones, T ^a  

^a LEICESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Correspondence, Primary Health Care; Great Britain; Otolaryngology, Emergencies; Questionnaires

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; JOB SATISFACTION; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL AUDIT; OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY; OUTPATIENT CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; CLINICAL TRIAL; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; MULTICENTER STUDY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PUBLIC RELATIONS; STANDARD; UNITED KINGDOM; WRITING;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COMMUNICATION; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; CORRESPONDENCE AS TOPIC; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; ENGLAND; FAMILY PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; MEDICAL AUDIT; OTOLARYNGOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 40449132281     PISSN: 00222151     EISSN: 17485460     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022215107000746     Document Type: Article

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