The phenomenon of collaboration: A phenomenologic study of collaboration between family medicine and obstetrics and gynecology departments at an academic medical center

Qualitative Report

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 657-681

  Brown, David R ^a   Brewster, Cheryl D ^b   Karides, Marina ^c   Lukas, Lou A ^d  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^c FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d LEHIGH VALLEY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Collaboration; Family Medicine; Obstetrics; Phenomenology

Indexed keywords

EID: 79955776365     PISSN: 10520147     EISSN: 21603715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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