The radiology report as seen by radiologists and referring clinicians: Results of the COVER and ROVER surveys

Radiology

Volumn 259, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 184-195

  Bosmans, Jan M L ^a   Weyler, Joost J ^b   De Schepper, Arthur M ^a   Parizel, Paul M ^a  

^a ANTWERP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL PROFESSION; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGIST; RADIOLOGY; TREND STUDY;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BELGIUM; DOCUMENTATION; GENERAL PRACTITIONERS; HEALTH SURVEYS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; NETHERLANDS; RADIOLOGY; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

EID: 79953006578     PISSN: 00338419     EISSN: 15271315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/radiol.10101045     Document Type: Article

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