How do general practitioners rate their relationship with gastroenterologists?

Digestive and Liver Disease

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 315-321

  Cardin, F ^a   Franco Novelletto, B ^b   Fassina, R ^b   Sturniolo, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b SIMG Veneto   (Italy)

Author keywords

Gastroenterology services; Primary secondary care interface; Questionnaire survey

Indexed keywords

CONFLICT; ENDOSCOPY; GASTROENTEROLOGY; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL SERVICE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; ITALY; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; POSTAL MAIL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; TUBE FEEDING; ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC RELATIONS;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COMMUNICATION; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; GASTROENTEROLOGY; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; ITALY; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

EID: 4544316218     PISSN: 15908658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dld.2004.01.015     Document Type: Article

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