Handoffs between radiologists and patients: Threat or opportunity?

Journal of the American College of Radiology

Volumn 8, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 853-857

  Safdar, Nabile ^a   Shet, Narendra ^b   Bulas, Dorothy ^a   Knight, Nancy ^b  

^a CHILDREN'S NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Communication; ethics; medical records; patient physician relationship

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HONESTY; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL RECORD; PATIENT REFERRAL; PATIENT RIGHT; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RADIOLOGIST; TIME;

EID: 84928096531     PISSN: 15461440     EISSN: 1558349X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacr.2011.08.010     Document Type: Review

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