Should physicians prioritize their activities to address patients' wants or patients' needs?

Archives of Ophthalmology

Volumn 122, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 1376-1378

  Spaeth, George L ^a  

^a WILLS EYE HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EDITORIAL; EYE DISEASE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TELECOMMUNICATION;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; HEALTH PRIORITIES; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; OPHTHALMOLOGY;

EID: 4444299103     PISSN: 00039950     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archopht.122.9.1376     Document Type: Editorial

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