Evaluating communication between pediatric primary care physicians and hospitalists

Clinical Pediatrics

Volumn 50, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 923-928

  Ruth, Jennifer L ^a   Geskey, Joseph M ^a   Shaffer, Michele L ^a   Bramley, Harry P ^a   Paul, Ian M ^a  

^a PENN STATE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

communication; hospitalist; primary care physician

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVERSE OUTCOME; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LABORATORY; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF; NORMAL HUMAN; PATIENT CARE; PEDIATRICIAN; RESPONSIBILITY; SAFETY; SATISFACTION; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CHILD; COMMUNICATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HOSPITALISTS; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PEDIATRICS; PHYSICIANS, PRIMARY CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 80053254779     PISSN: 00099228     EISSN: 19382707     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0009922811407179     Document Type: Article

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