Information-giving sequences in general practice consultations

Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 339-349

  Goss, Claudia ^a   Mazzi, Maria A ^a   Piccolo, Lidia Del ^a   Rimondini, Michela ^a   Zimmermann, Christa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

Author keywords

General practice; Information giving process; Patient involvement; Sequence analysis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; TAPE RECORDING;

EID: 23044466705     PISSN: 13561294     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2753.2005.00540.x     Document Type: Article

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