The hidden curriculum of patient education for low back pain in general practice

Sociology of Health and Illness

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 96-111

  Skelton, Alan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Doctor patient communication; Hidden curriculum; Lifestyle prevention; Low back pain; Medicine and social control; Patient education

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032340544     PISSN: 01419889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9566.00082     Document Type: Article

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