Enhancing continuity of information: Essential components of consultation reports

Canadian Family Physician

Volumn 55, Issue 6, 2009, Pages

  Berta, Whitney ^a   Barnsley, Jan ^a   Bloom, Jeff ^b,c   Cockerill, Rhonda ^a   Davis, Dave ^a,b   Jaakkimainen, Liisa ^b,e   Mior, Anne Marie ^a   Talbot, Yves ^b,d   Vayda, Eugene ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c TORONTO WESTERN HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^d MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^e INSTITUTE FOR CLINICAL EVALUATIVE SCIENCES   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CANADA; CONSENSUS; CONSULTATION; DELPHI STUDY; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ADULT; ASTHMA; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; HUMANS; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67249113149     PISSN: 0008350X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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