To treat? To befriend? To prevent? Patients' and GPs' views of the doctor's role

Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 114-117

  Ogden, Jane ^a,b   Andrade, June ^a   Eisner, Maggie ^a   Ironmonger, Mark ^a   Maxwell, Janet ^a   Muir, Elizabeth ^a   Siriwardena, Ruwani ^a   Thwaites, Susan ^a  

^a G   (United Kingdom)

^b UMDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Beliefs; Doctor's role; Prevention; Psychosocial; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0030883696     PISSN: 02813432     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02813439709018499     Document Type: Article

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