Everyone is entitled to a good doctor

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 186, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 256-261

  Irvine, Donald H ^a  

^a Mole End   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; GOOD CLINICAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HONESTY; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL PROFESSION; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SAFETY; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; PROFESSIONALISM; QUALITY CONTROL; RESPONSIBILITY; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 33947279017     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2007.tb00885.x     Document Type: Article

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