Copies of clinic letters to the family

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 89, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 1032-1033

  Bartle, D G ^a   Diskin, L ^b   Finlay, F ^a  

^a Bath NHS House ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL UNITED HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FAMILY; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTPATIENT; PEDIATRICS; POSTAL MAIL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; READING; RESPONSIBILITY; ADOLESCENT; AGE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN RELATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PARENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; UNITED KINGDOM; WRITING;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; COMMUNICATION; CORRESPONDENCE; ENGLAND; FAMILY PRACTICE; GUIDELINES; HUMANS; OUTPATIENT CLINICS, HOSPITAL; PARENTS; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS;

EID: 7944237030     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2004.051938     Document Type: Article

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