Email for clinical communication between patients/caregivers and healthcare professionals

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Volumn , Issue 3, 2009, Pages

  Atherton, Helen ^a   Car, Josip ^a   Meyer, Barbara ^b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b NHS EDUCATION FOR SCOTLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

E-MAIL; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT; REVIEW;

EID: 70049101183     PISSN: 1469493X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD007978     Document Type: Review

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