[NPInfo] E-Mail Can Boost Patient-Surgeon Communication

[repyke at infionline.net]

Australian researchers found that patients who were given a surgeon's e-mail address and told that e-mail was the preferred method of communication were more likely to contact their surgeon prior to undergoing an operation. HealthDay News/Washington Post, New York Times' 
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/02/18/AR2008021801588.html

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