Here's my phone number, don't call me: Physician accessibility in the cell phone and E-mail Era

Digestive Diseases and Sciences

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 662-667

  Wong, Reuben K M ^a,b   Tan, Jane S M ^c   Drossman, Douglas A ^a  

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

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Abuse; Accessibility; Cell phone; E mail; Physician patient relationship

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATION; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; E-MAIL; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; INTERNET; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MOBILE PHONE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TELECONSULTATION; ARTICLE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED STATES;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CELLULAR PHONE; COMMUNICATION; ELECTRONIC MAIL; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PHYSICIANS; QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77949319548     PISSN: 01632116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10620-009-1089-5     Document Type: Review

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