Encouraging the strengths of women patients: A case study from general practice on empowering dialogues

Scandinavian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 254-259

  Malterud, Kirsti ^a   Hollnagel, Hanne ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

case study; coping; empowering; feminist theory; general practice; salutogenesis; self assessed health resources; strengths; transcript; women

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COPING BEHAVIOR; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; GENERAL PRACTICE; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF EVALUATION;

EID: 0033306268     PISSN: 14034948     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/14034948990270040901     Document Type: Article

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