Physician-physician communication: What's the hang-up?

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 437-439

  Dunn, Andrew S ^a   Markoff, Brian ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; PHYSICIAN; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SHORT SURVEY;

COMMUNICATION; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; HOSPITALISTS; HUMANS; INTERNAL MEDICINE; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; PRIVATE PRACTICE;

EID: 60449113763     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: 15251497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11606-009-0913-0     Document Type: Short Survey

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