The Journal of Urology
Volume 184, Issue 1 , Pages 258-262 , July 2010

Scribes in an Ambulatory Urology Practice: Patient and Physician Satisfaction

  • Simi Koshy

      Affiliations

    • Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, Albany Medical College, Albany, New York
    • ,
  • Paul J. Feustel

      Affiliations

    • Center for Neuropharmacology and Neuroscience, Albany Medical College, Albany, New York
    • ,
  • Michael Hong

      Affiliations

    • Urological Institute of Northeastern New York, Albany, New York
    • ,
  • Barry A. Kogan

      Affiliations

    • Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, Albany Medical College, Albany, New York
    • Urological Institute of Northeastern New York, Albany, New York
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence: telephone: 518-262-3296; FAX: 518-262-4784

Received 30 November 2009

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 Study received local institutional review board approval.

 Nothing to disclose.

 Supplementary material for this article can be obtained at http://www.crmrf.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=54&Itemid=67.

 Editor's Note: This article is the fifth of 5 published in this issue for which category 1 CME credits can be earned. Instructions for obtaining credits are given with the questions on pages 400 and 401.

PII: S0022-5347(10)03017-X

doi: 10.1016/j.juro.2010.03.040

The Journal of Urology
Volume 184, Issue 1 , Pages 258-262 , July 2010

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