Interdependence of General Surgeons and Primary Care Physicians in Rural Communities

Surgical Clinics of North America

Volumn 89, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1293-1302

  Pathman, Donald E ^a,c   Ricketts III, Thomas C ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Postoperative management; Preoperative care; Scope of practice

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GENERAL SURGERY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; REVIEW; RURAL HEALTH CARE; SCOPE OF PRACTICE; SURGEON; URBAN RURAL DIFFERENCE;

GENERAL SURGERY; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; PHYSICIANS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROFESSIONAL AUTONOMY; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 70549111721     PISSN: 00396109     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.suc.2009.07.009     Document Type: Review

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