A quality improvement initiative using a novel travel survey to promote patient-centered counseling

Journal of Travel Medicine

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 237-242

  Mackaness, Craig A ^a   Osborne, Allison ^a   Verma, Deepti ^a   Templer, Suzanne ^a   Weiss, Michael J ^a   Knouse, Mark C ^a  

^a LEHIGH VALLEY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VACCINE;

AFRICA; ARTICLE; ASIA; AUSTRALIA; CENTRAL AMERICA; CONSULTATION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; EUROPE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INDIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PATIENT COUNSELING; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SOUTH AMERICA; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; TRAVEL; TRAVELLER DIARRHEA; VACCINATION REACTION;

AFRICA; ASIA; COUNSELING; HUMANS; INFECTION; INTERNET; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; PENNSYLVANIA; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TRAVEL;

EID: 84879799106     PISSN: 11951982     EISSN: 17088305     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jtm.12034     Document Type: Article

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