Humanising medical practice: The role of empathy

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 187, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 381-382

  Haslam, Nick ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANAMNESIS; AWARENESS; BURNOUT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMMUNICATION SKILL; CURRICULUM; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EDITORIAL; EMOTION; EMPATHY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOPELESSNESS; HUMAN; HUMANITIES; MALPRACTICE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL ERROR; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL STUDENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; TECHNOLOGY; WELLBEING; EDUCATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MENTAL STRESS; PHYSICIAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

COMMUNICATION; EMPATHY; HUMANS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PHYSICIANS; SCHOOL ADMISSION CRITERIA; SCHOOLS, MEDICAL; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 38449122097     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2007.tb01305.x     Document Type: Editorial

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