Teleconsultation improves primary care clinicians' confidence about caring for HIV

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 793-800

  Waldura, Jessica F ^a   Neff, Sarah ^a   Dehlendorf, Christine ^a   Goldschmidt, Ronald H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

AIDS; consultation; HIV; infectious disease; primary care; telemedicine

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; TELECONSULTATION;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HIV INFECTIONS; HOTLINES; HUMANS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIANS, PRIMARY CARE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; REMOTE CONSULTATION; SELF EFFICACY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84878564421     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: 15251497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11606-013-2332-5     Document Type: Article

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