Commentary Preventing communication errors in telephone medicine. Citation Text: Reisman AB, Brown KE. Preventing communication errors in telephone medicine. J Gen Intern Med. 2005;20(10):959-63. Copy Citation Format: Google ScholarPubMedBibTeXEndNote X3 XMLEndNote 7 XMLEndnote taggedPubMedIdRIS Download Citation Save Save to your library Print Share Facebook Twitter Linkedin Copy URL October 12, 2005 Reisman AB, Brown KE. J Gen Intern Med. 2005;20(10):959-63. View more articles from the same authors. The authors use case scenarios to illustrate potential problems and provide practical solutions in caring for patients over the telephone. PubMed citation Available at Free full text Save Save to your library Print Share Facebook Twitter Linkedin Copy URL Cite Citation Citation Text: Reisman AB, Brown KE. Preventing communication errors in telephone medicine. J Gen Intern Med. 2005;20(10):959-63. 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