Addressing Disappointment in Veterinary Practice

Veterinary Clinics of North America - Small Animal Practice

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 135-149

  O'Connell, Daniel ^a,b,c   Bonvicini, Kathleen A ^a  

^a Institute for Health Care Communication Inc   (United States)

^b Training Coaching and Consultation Group ^*  (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; LEARNING; MALPRACTICE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL ERROR; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL LIABILITY; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PROBLEM SOLVING; REVIEW; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SOCIAL INTERACTION; TEAMWORK; TREATMENT PLANNING; TRUST; VETERINARY MEDICINE; WORK EXPERIENCE;

ANIMALS; HUMANS; LIABILITY, LEGAL; PATIENT SATISFACTION; TREATMENT FAILURE; VETERINARIANS; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 33845368502     PISSN: 01955616     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cvsm.2006.09.013     Document Type: Review

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