Training interventions for improving telephone consultation skills in clinicians

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Volumn 2017, Issue 1, 2017, Pages

  Vaona, Alberto ^a   Pappas, Yannis ^b   Grewal, Rumant S ^c   Ajaz, Mubasshir ^b   Majeed, Azeem ^c   Car, Josip ^d,e  

^a Primary Care   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BEDFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^e UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ANAMNESIS; CASE MANAGEMENT; COMMUNICATION SKILL; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SKILL; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TELECONSULTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; EPIDEMIOLOGY; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; TELEPHONE;

CASE MANAGEMENT; COMMUNICATION; CONTROLLED BEFORE-AFTER STUDIES; HUMANS; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; REMOTE CONSULTATION; TELEPHONE;

EID: 85008366323     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1469493X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD010034.pub2     Document Type: Review

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