Continuity of Care in Fixed-Day Versus Variable-Day Resident Continuity Clinics

Academic Pediatrics

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 119-123

  Lerner, Carlos F ^a   Chung, Peter J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

continuity; continuity clinic; pediatrics; residency training

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; PATIENT CARE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; WORK SCHEDULE;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; HUMANS; INFANT; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; LOS ANGELES; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; PEDIATRICS; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING;

EID: 77449154522     PISSN: 18762859     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.acap.2009.11.002     Document Type: Article

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