Do longer consultations improve the management of psychological problems in general practice? A systematic literature review

BMC Health Services Research

Volumn 7, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Hutton, Catherine ^a,b   Gunn, Jane ^b  

^a General Practice   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; COCHRANE LIBRARY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSULTATION; DATA EXTRACTION; DATA SYNTHESIS; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; GENDER; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDLINE; MENTAL DISEASE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SCIENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TIME; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; STATISTICS;

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FAMILY PRACTICE; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUESTIONNAIRES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 34250212854     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6963-7-71     Document Type: Article

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