Techniques for terminating patient-physician encounters in primary care settings

Israel Medical Association Journal

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 266-269

  Bronshtein, Olga ^a,b   Katz, Vera ^a,b   Freud, Tami ^a,b   Peleg, Roni ^a,b  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b CLALIT HEALTH SERVICES   (Israel)

Author keywords

Family physicians; Patient physician encounter; Patient physician relationship; Primary care; Quality of care

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COMMUNICATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OFFICE VISITS; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; TIME MANAGEMENT;

EID: 33646047702     PISSN: 15651088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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