Doctor-patient communication in a musculoskeletal unit: Relationship between an observer-rated structured scoring system and patient opinion

Rheumatology

Volumn 42, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 1518-1522

  O'Neill, J ^b   Williams, J R ^a   Kay, Lesley J ^a  

^a FREEMAN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Assessments; Consultant rheumatologists; Doctor patient communication; Orthopaedic surgeons

Indexed keywords

ADULT; APTITUDE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; ELECTIVE SURGERY; EVALUATION; FRACTURE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL EXPERT; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL STUDENT; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; RHEUMATOLOGY; SCORING SYSTEM; SKILL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGEON; TEACHING; TIME; VALIDATION PROCESS; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMMUNICATION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; ENGLAND; HOSPITAL UNITS; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; ORTHOPEDICS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RHEUMATOLOGY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0344237253     PISSN: 14620324     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/keg418     Document Type: Article

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