"Dyading" in the pediatric clinic improves access to care

Clinical Pediatrics

Volumn 49, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 664-670

  O'Connor, Mary E ^a,b   Spinks, Cherie ^a,b   Mestas, Tricia A ^a   Sabel, Allison L ^a,b   Melinkovich, Paul ^a,b  

^a DENVER HEALTH AND HOSPITAL AUTHORITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

access to health care; child health services; health services research; primary care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONSULTATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSISTANT; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; NORMAL HUMAN; OUTPATIENT CARE; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; TIME; VISIT TIME; AMBULATORY CARE; EVALUATION STUDY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PEDIATRICS; PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PUBLIC RELATIONS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES; WORKLOAD;

AMBULATORY CARE; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INFANT; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT CARE; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PEDIATRICS; PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES; WORKLOAD;

EID: 77954078580     PISSN: 00099228     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0009922810362577     Document Type: Article

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