Perceptual capacity and the good GP: Invisible, yet indispensable for quality of care

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 55, Issue 521, 2005, Pages 974-977

  Gillies, John ^a   Sheehan, Mark ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; CONTRACT; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EMOTIONAL ATTACHMENT; EMPATHY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GOOD CLINICAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; IMAGINATION; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PATIENT CARE; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; THINKING;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EMOTIONS; FAMILY PRACTICE; HUMANS; PERCEPTION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 28844438735     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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