Meta-analysis: Effect of interactive communication between collaborating primary care physicians and specialists

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 152, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 247-258

  Foy, Robbie ^a   Hempel, Susanne ^b   Rubenstein, Lisa ^b   Suttorp, Marika ^b   Seelig, Michelle ^c   Shanman, Roberta ^b   Shekelle, Paul G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

^c Clinical Knowledge Development and Support   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMBULATORY CARE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIABETES MELLITUS; HUMAN; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MENTAL DISEASE; NEOPLASM; PHYSICIAN; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ARTICLE; COOPERATION; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; MEDICINE; META ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLISHING; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARD;

AMBULATORY CARE; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; DIABETES MELLITUS; HUMANS; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; MEDICINE; MENTAL DISORDERS; NEOPLASMS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; PUBLICATION BIAS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 77949530691     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: 15393704     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-152-4-201002160-00010     Document Type: Review

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