What makes a good GP? An empirical perspective on virtue in general practice

Journal of Medical Ethics

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 82-87

  Braunack Mayer, Annette ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EXPERIENCE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MEDICAL ETHICS; MORALITY; PATIENT CARE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RURAL AREA; URBAN AREA;

BIOETHICS AND PROFESSIONAL ETHICS; EMPIRICAL APPROACH;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; ETHICS, PROFESSIONAL; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; SOUTH AUSTRALIA; URBAN HEALTH SERVICES; VIRTUES;

EID: 13944281032     PISSN: 03066800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jme.2003.003996     Document Type: Article

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