Doctor-patient communication in developing countries [4]

British Medical Journal

Volumn 327, Issue 7412, 2003, Pages 450-

  Unger, Jean Pierre ^a   Ghilbert, Patricia ^a   Fisher, J Pip ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

^b LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CURRICULUM; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; GUINEA; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LETTER; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT CENTERED CARE; PHYSICIAN INCOME; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

PROFESSIONAL PATIENT RELATIONSHIP;

COMMUNICATION; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; GUINEA; HUMANS; INCOME; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PRIVATE PRACTICE;

EID: 0041322573     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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