Communicating about expected course and re-consultation for respiratory tract infections in children: An exploratory study

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 54, Issue 504, 2004, Pages 536-538

  Butler, Christopher C ^a,b   Rollnick, Stephen ^a   Kinnersley, Paul ^a   Tapper Jones, Lorna ^a   Houston, Helen ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Children; Infections, upper respiratory; Patient education; Physician patient relations; Prognosis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; PATIENT INFORMATION; PREDICTION; PROGNOSIS; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

ACUTE DISEASE; CHILD; COMMUNICATION; ENGLAND; FAMILY PRACTICE; HUMANS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PILOT PROJECTS; RECURRENCE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; RETREATMENT; TAPE RECORDING;

EID: 3142781513     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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