Effects of Team Care of Frequent Attenders on Patients and Physicians

Families, Systems and Health

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 247-257

  Adam, Patricia ^a   Brandenburg, Dana L ^a   Bremer, Karin Lindstrom ^b   Nordstrom, David L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN WHITEWATER   (United States)

Author keywords

Controlled trial; Frequent attenders; Primary care; Residency training; Team care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EDUCATION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; TIME; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; DATA COLLECTION; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 77958129267     PISSN: 10917527     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0020944     Document Type: Article

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