Patients' involvement in decisions about medicines: GPs' perceptions of their preferences

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 57, Issue 543, 2007, Pages 777-784

  Cox, Kate ^a   Britten, Nicky ^b   Hooper, Richard ^c   White, Patrick ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b PENINSULA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c NATIONAL HEART AND LUNG INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Family practice; Patient participation; Prescriptions; Primary health care

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONSULTATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT DECISION MAKING; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RATING SCALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DECISION MAKING; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONDON; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERCEPTION; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 35348935536     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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