Emotional profile of physicians who interview frequent attenders

Patient Education and Counseling

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 33-41

  Bellón, Juan Ángel ^a   Fernández Asensio, María Eugenia ^a  

^a Centro de Salud El Palo de Málaga   (Spain)

Author keywords

Difficult patient; Emotions; Frequent attender; Physician patient relations; Utilization of services

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EMOTION; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MEDICAL PROFESSION; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; SCALE UP; SPAIN;

ADULT; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MALE; OFFICE VISITS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PHYSICIANS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 0036768070     PISSN: 07383991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0738-3991(02)00097-6     Document Type: Article

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