On patient judgement

Internal Medicine Journal

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 184-187

  McDonald, Ian G ^a   Daly, J ^b  

^a ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Delay; Non compliance; Patient decision; Reassurance

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT RIGHT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SOCIAL ASPECT;

JUDGMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PATIENTS; TREATMENT REFUSAL;

EID: 0035031689     PISSN: 14440903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1445-5994.2001.00036.x     Document Type: Review

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