Enhancing the relationship and improving communication between adolescents and their health care providers: A school based intervention by medical students

Patient Education and Counseling

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 189-192

  Towle, Angela ^a   Godolphin, William ^b   Staalduinen, Samantha Van ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Decision making; Patient physician communication; Schools

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CANADA; COMMUNITY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL STUDENT; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL; TEACHER;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY; BRITISH COLUMBIA; COMMUNICATION; COMMUNITY-INSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; CONFIDENTIALITY; CURRICULUM; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; MODELS, EDUCATIONAL; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; ROLE PLAYING; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; SELF CARE; STUDENTS, MEDICAL;

EID: 33745663768     PISSN: 07383991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2005.07.007     Document Type: Article

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