Challenges Surrounding Provider/Client Electronic-Mail Communication

Journal for Nurse Practitioners

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 309-315

  Facchiano, Lynda ^a   Snyder, Charlene Hoffman ^b  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic disease management; E health; E mail; Electronic communication; Physician patient relations

Indexed keywords

EID: 79953706576     PISSN: 15554155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nurpra.2011.01.016     Document Type: Article

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