The enigma of patient centredness, the therapeutic relationship and outcomes of the clinical encounter

Quality in Primary Care

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-4

  Siriwardena, A Niroshan ^a   Norfolk, Tim ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LINCOLN   (United Kingdom)

^b Independent Occupational Psychology   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CONSULTATION; CONVERSATION; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EDITORIAL; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT DECISION MAKING; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; TREATMENT PLANNING; TRUST;

EID: 33847740648     PISSN: 14791072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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