The usefulness of distinguishing different types of general practice consultation, or are needed skills always the same?

Family Practice

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 1995, Pages 402-407

  Winefield, H R ^a   Murrell, T G C ^b   Clifford, J V ^a   Farmer, E A ^c  

^a Department of Psychiatry ^*  (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^c FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLASSIFICATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONSULTATION; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; PATIENT SATISFACTION; RELIABILITY; SKILL;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; FAMILY PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HELPING BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; TAPE RECORDING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0029586755     PISSN: 02632136     EISSN: 14602229     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/fampra/12.4.402     Document Type: Article

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