'I've been crying my way'-qualitative analysis of a group of female patients' consultation experiences

Family Practice

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 498-503

  Johansson, Eva E ^a   Hamberg, Katarina ^a   Lindgren, Gerd ^a   Westman, Göran ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Consultation; Gender; Musculoskeletal pain; Undefined disorders; Women's health

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; SWEDEN;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMMUNICATION; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS;

EID: 0030481852     PISSN: 02632136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/fampra/13.6.498     Document Type: Article

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