Physician perspectives on the elderly patient-family caregiver-physician encounter

Israel Medical Association Journal

Volumn 4, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 785-789

  Yaffe, Mark J ^a   Klvana, Jacqueline ^a  

^a ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Doctor attitudes; Doctor patient relationship; Eldercare; Family physicians; Informal caregivers; Office encounters

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE; HOSPITALS; OPTIMIZATION;

PHYSICIAN PERSPECTIVES;

PATIENT TREATMENT;

AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CANADA; CAREGIVER; COMMUNITY CARE; CONSULTATION; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; ELDERLY CARE; FAMILY; GENERAL PRACTICE; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH SURVEY; OBSERVATION; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; POSTAL MAIL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REHABILITATION MEDICINE; SECONDARY PREVENTION; SKILL; STRESS;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CAREGIVERS; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OFFICE VISITS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; QUESTIONNAIRES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 0036791383     PISSN: 15651088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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