Information exchange among physicians caring for the same patient in the community

CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal

Volumn 179, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1013-1018

  Van Walraven, Carl ^a,b,d   Taljaard, Monica ^a,b   Bell, Chaim M ^d,e,f   Etchells, Edward ^g   Zarnke, Kelly B ^h   Stiell, Ian G ^a,c   Forster, Alan J ^a,b  

^a OTTAWA HOSPITAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^e ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^f ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^g SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^h FOOTHILLS HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL SERVICE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT INFORMATION; PHYSICIAN; PROBABILITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

EID: 55749104192     PISSN: 08203946     EISSN: 14882329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.080430     Document Type: Article

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