Use of rules of thumb in the consultation in general practice - An act of balance between the individual and the general perspective

Family Practice

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 514-519

  André, Malin ^a,b   Borgquist, L ^b   Molstad S ^b,c  

^a Center for Clinical Research   (Sweden)

^b LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c Unit of Research and Development in Primary Care   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Consultation; Focus groups; General practice; Heuristics

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE; PENICILLIN V; TETRACYCLINE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONSULTATION; DATA ANALYSIS; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMPIRICISM; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALIZATION; INTERVIEW; MALE; PHYSICAL DISEASE; PNEUMONIA; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROBABILITY; PSYCHOSOCIAL DISORDER; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCIENCE; THEORY;

FAMILY PRACTICE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY;

EID: 0141892772     PISSN: 02632136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/fampra/cmg503     Document Type: Article

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