Guidelines for writing department of medicine summary letters

American Journal of Medicine

Volumn 126, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 458-463

  Lang, Valerie J ^a   Aboff, Brian M ^b   Bordley, Donald R ^a   Call, Stephanie ^c   Dezee, Kent J ^d   Fazio, Sara B ^e   Fitz, Matthew ^f   Hemmer, Paul A ^d   Logio, Lia S ^g   Wayne, Diane B ^h  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

^b CHRISTIANA CARE HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^c VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^e HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^f LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

^g WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^h NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPLICATION SERVICE PROVIDER; COMMUNICATION SKILL; INTERNIST; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL STUDENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONALISM; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; RESIDENT; REVIEW; WRITING;

EID: 84876274060     PISSN: 00029343     EISSN: 15557162     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2013.01.018     Document Type: Note

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