Infectious disease specialist telephone consultations requested by general practitioners

Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 43, Issue 11-12, 2011, Pages 912-917

  Bal, Galle ^a   Sellier, Elodie ^a,b   Gennai, Stéphane ^a   Caillis, Magali ^a   François, Patrice ^a,b   Pavese, Patricia ^a  

^a GRENOBLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

General practitioners; Infectious disease specialists; Informal consultations; Recommendations; Satisfaction

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ABDOMINAL INFECTION; AGRANULOCYTOSIS; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BONE AND JOINT INFECTIONS; CARDIOVASCULAR INFECTION; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM INFECTION; CONSULTATION; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPERTHERMIA; INFECTION; INFECTIOUS DISEASE SPECIALIST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MYCOSIS; PARASITOSIS; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT MONITORING; PROSTHESIS INFECTION; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SOFT TISSUE INFECTION; TELECONSULTATION; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; TUBERCULOSIS; UROGENITAL TRACT INFECTION; VIRUS INFECTION;

ADULT; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFECTIOUS DISEASE MEDICINE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; TELECOMMUNICATIONS; TELEPHONE;

EID: 80755188023     PISSN: 00365548     EISSN: 16511980     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00365548.2011.598874     Document Type: Article

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