Presenteeism: Are we hurting the patients we are trying to help?

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1142-1143

  Landry, Michael ^a,b   Miller, Chad ^a  

^a TULANE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EDITORIAL; GASTROENTERITIS; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL ETHICS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESENTEEISM; TELEMEDICINE; WORK CAPACITY;

ABSENTEEISM; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HIPPOCRATIC OATH; HUMANS; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 78650179714     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: 15251497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11606-010-1487-6     Document Type: Editorial

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