Specialty referral communication and completion in the community health center setting

Academic Pediatrics

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 288-296

  Zuckerman, Katharine E ^a   Nelson, Kerrie ^b   Bryant, Tara K ^c   Hobrecker, Karin ^d   Perrin, James M ^d   Donelan, Karen ^d  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

communication; community health centers; medical specialty; pediatrics; referral and consultation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH; CHILD HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; MALE; PARENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PEDIATRICIAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; SCHOOL CHILD; VALIDATION PROCESS;

CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MEDICINE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PARENTS; PEDIATRICS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79960525940     PISSN: 18762859     EISSN: 18762867     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.acap.2011.03.002     Document Type: Article

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