Communication between South Asian patients and GPs: Comparative study using the Roter Interaction Analysis System

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 56, Issue 532, 2006, Pages 869-875

  Neal, Richard D ^a   Ali, Nasreen ^b   Atkin, Karl ^c   Allgar, Victoria L ^b   Ali, Shahid ^d   Coleman, Tim ^e  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^c Allerton Health Centre   (United Kingdom)

^d RandD   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Communication; Ethnic minorities; Fluency; General practice

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ASIAN; CAUCASIAN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EMOTION; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; SCORING SYSTEM; TIME; UNITED KINGDOM; VERBAL COMMUNICATION; VIDEORECORDING;

ADULT; ASIA; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMMUNICATION BARRIERS; ENGLAND; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; LANGUAGE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS;

EID: 33750927050     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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